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A Tinkerer's Guide to CNC Basics

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Product type Book
Published in Jan 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803247496
Pages 164 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Author (1):
Samer Najia Samer Najia
Profile icon Samer Najia

Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface 1. Chapter 1: The What and Why of CNC 2. Chapter 2: Setting Up and Configuring the 3018 CNC Machine 3. Chapter 3: Understanding Material Properties before Making the First Cut 4. Chapter 4: Making the First Cut 5. Chapter 5: Full CNC Workflow with Different Materials 6. Chapter 6: Upgrading Your CNC Machine 7. Chapter 7: Enclosures 8. Chapter 8: Project: Building a CNC Laser Cutter and a Plotter 9. Chapter 9: Project: Building Your Own 4th Axis 10. Chapter 10: Project: Adding a Laser to the 3018 11. Chapter 11: Building a More Capable CNC Machine 12. Chapter 12: Future Projects and Going Bigger and Better 13. Index 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Removable and non-integral enclosures

Essentially, an enclosure is a box that sits around your machine. It has no bottom panel so that you can pick it up and place it over your 3018 much as you might cover something with a cardboard box. A lot of pre-made enclosures are like this. They are essentially a frame with some transparent panels, one of which may operate as a door, that you lower over your 3018 when in use.

Cleanup is fairly simple since the entire enclosure is removable. Once done, simply lift up the enclosure and clean it with rags, towels, or a shop vacuum as necessary – both the interior of the enclosure as well as on, around, and under the 3018. There are plenty of vendors on the internet who will sell you one of these for less than $100 and assembly is trivial. Enclosures like these have their advantages and downsides.

The following are some of the pros:

  • Simple to build and use
  • Does not require any modification to your machine
  • Can be shared...
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