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Author: Patrick Hood-Daniel
ISBN : 1430224894
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Do you like to build things? Are you ever frustrated at having to compromise your designs to fit whatever parts happen to be available? Would you like to fabricate your own parts? Build Your Own CNC Machine is the book to get you started. CNC expert Patrick Hood-Daniel and best-selling author James Kelly team up to show you how to construct your very own CNC machine. Then they go on to show you how to use it, how to document your designs in computer-aided design (CAD) programs, and how to output your designs as specifications and tool paths that feed into the CNC machine, controlling it as it builds whatever parts your imagination can dream up.
Don't be intimidated by abbreviations like CNC and terms like computer-aided design. Patrick and James have chosen a CNC-machine design that is simple to fabricate. You need only basic woodworking skills and a budget of perhaps $500 to $1,000 to spend on the wood, a router, and various other parts that you'll need. With some patience and some follow-through, you'll soon be up and running with a really fun machine that'll unleash your creativity and turn your imagination into physical reality.
- The authors go on to show you how to test your machine, including configuring the software.
- Provides links for learning how to design and mill whatever you can dream up
- The perfect parent/child project that is also suitable for scouting groups, clubs, school shop classes, and other organizations that benefit from projects that foster skills development and teamwork
- No unusual tools needed beyond a circular saw and what you likely already have in your home toolbox
- Teaches you to design and mill your very own wooden and aluminum parts, toys, gadgets—whatever you can dream up
What you’ll learn
- Build your very own CNC machine
- Learn about linear movement and motion transmission
Who this book is for
Build Your Own CNC Machine is the perfect book for hobbyists who like to build and create using wood and metal. It's especially for those who have ever been foiled by lack of specific parts to help realize their creative designs. Build Your Own CNC Machine is also an excellent choice for organizations such as scouting and church groups, school shop classes, and so forth, as it provides an educational project of modest cost that all can work on together.
Table of Contents
Your CNC Machine Hardware and Tools Tips and Advice Movement Using Rails Joining Methods The Electronics X-Axis, Part 1 X-Axis, Part 2 X-Axis, Part 3 Y-Axis, Part 1 Y-Axis, Part 2 Y-Axis, Part 3 Preparing for the Z-Axis Z-Axis, Part 1 Z-Axis, Part 2 Z-Axis, Part 3 Mounting the Electronics Software and Testing Where to Go from Here Direct download links available for Free Build Your Own CNC Machine (Technology in Action) [Paperback]
- Series: Technology in Action
- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (November 30, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1430224894
- ISBN-13: 978-1430224891
- Product Dimensions: 0.7 x 7.2 x 9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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I got my copy of the book today. I've spent maybe a half hour skimming the book, and my initial impression is that it is very thorough and complete. It goes through the basics of why / how the linear bearings will work, how to cut and drill the MDF, etc. Even a novice, that had only minimal experience with simple power tools could understand and follow these directions to completion.
Everything seems to be very well documented, and is supported by many photos, schematics, and drawings. The photos are clear, even though they are black and white. The color versions of most of the photos are even on the website, if you need them, as are some videos.
Each chapter includes some nice quick-glance features, like a "Summary of Work" and a list of what MDF parts you'll be working on next. This is a nice addition, to help "ground" what you're doing, and keep you understanding what is going on.
The second chapter, titled "Hardware and Tools" is going to help a lot of people, I think, because it sets an understanding for what tools the author assumes you will have access to, and skill using. The requirements are not much cause for concern, since they are all simple power tools you can pick up at almost any hardware store. One thing that I would liked to have seen, would be more specific listings of some of the tools. For instance, almost every hole in the machine is either 1/4", 7/16", 3/8", or 3/4". It probably wouldn't have been to hard to give a specific list of all the drillbits used during construction if you follow the book to the letter. However, it still says you need drill bits, of course, so a little reading will quickly let you figure out which ones.
For those looking to buy a how to book, this one shows you how to build the authors first design. It will not help you build "your own" design but will help you build his original design.
If you look at the web site =(the book title buildyourcnc.com ) he is now 4 versions down the road, which is much improved over the design you get in the book.
(This book is WAY past the point of needing an update) also I feel the book is very "none technical" which makes the old design even more an issue.
The idea of building the design in the book is, well like stating "I want to build a 286 computer", why would you do it?
The web site related to the book is well done!, and has much more information than the book has!
I would Highly encourage the Author redo the book using the original, and some of his newer designs as well as other machine ref (fireball, probotics, etc etc. ). I would also encourage him to put effort into describing methods of alignment, (ref. [...]), and also put details in the new book showing how to improve the machines accuracy, and lastly the electrical is done ok in the book but is missing an overall wiring design or global overview of the control and stuff like e-stop, limit switches, pendants, and re-zero systems, etc.
Lastly the book does not cover some of what I was interested in.
Methods For correctly aligning rails for a CNC. (for lengths longer than 36")
Methods for setting the slave rail to the master rail
Best designs for lead screws and some dos and don'ts
Working with chain (what can be done)
Working with timing belts (what can be done)
Working with threaded rod (what can be done)
vendor listing for parts (lead screws, chain, backlash nuts, linear bearings etc.
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