Mastering Digitally Controlled Machines

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 346 pages
• Publisher: WOW! eBook (January 31, 2024)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1484298489
• ISBN-13: 978-1484298480

eBook Description:

Mastering Digitally Controlled Machines: Laser Cutters, 3D Printers, CNC Mills, and Vinyl Cutters to Make Almost Anything (Maker Innovations Series)

Take control of your machine building and production processes with computer-run tools to safely use, or even build, a durable machine for use in your garage or even a startup company. This Mastering Digitally Controlled Machines book provides best practices for laser cutters, 3D printers, CNC mills, vinyl cutters, and more.

You’ll begin by learning the history of digitally controlled tools, as well as how they work and what materials you can use with them. With this knowledge, you won’t just learn how to make common machines work, you’ll go to the next level and build your own machine whether that be a plasma cutter or a CNC milling machine.

What You’ll Learn

• Use accessible computer-controlled machines safely to make anything you want to build
• Fit the right tool and materials with the right projects
• Build your own CNC machine custom tailored to your project’s needs

You will learn how they use these tools to create amazing products, art, and even new machines! You’ll also find handy overviews of tools, software, and materials to use in a reference appendix. After reading Mastering Digitally Controlled Machines: Laser Cutters, 3D Printers, CNC Mills, and Vinyl Cutters to Make Almost Anything you’ll be able to create something for yourself, your community, or your company.