Learn all about using a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) router while woodworking!
Written for the absolute beginner, inside this book, author Ralph Bagnall provides an introduction to CNC, information on how CNC routers work, and 5 CNC projects to help you get started and find success with CNC woodworking.
Projects include:
Conversion Chart Coaster
Drink Holder
Tic-Tac-Toe Board
Garden Marker
3D Coaster
Each project will build your foundational skills, with full-color photos to help to enhance your understanding of the craft. You'll learn to make simple engravings on a flat surface, program with multiple bits, work with text, and add texture and dimension to your woodworking creations. You'll also find a FAQ section for beginners and a woodworking and CNC glossary to help you learn common terms.
The Definitive Handbook for the Beginner CNC Woodworker
Long-time CNC instructor Ralph Bagnall compiled his years of experience in teaching professional CNC operators and home enthusiasts the fundamentals of CNC operation inside the pages of CNC Woodworking for the Absolute Beginner. His "class in a book" answers the most frequently asked questions his students raise through a series of five skill-building projects. Each project serves the purpose of teaching a new technique or element of CNC woodworking. You'll build a solid foundation of knowledge with his detailed introduction to the anatomy of a CNC machine, bit selection and function, CNC capabilities, programming, and safety. With your newfound knowledge, you'll be well-equipped to start creating with this hands-on approach to instruction. From learning how to import a job and creating a text tool path in the first project through learning how to use a 3D finishing toolpath to program a relief carving — everything a confident and capable CNC woodworker needs to know is covered in one all-encompassing manual.
YOU'LL LEARN HOW TO:
Import a file
Create a text toolpath
Output G-code for the machine
Group objects
Program profile toolpaths
Cut parts inside and outside of lines
Use the drawing features of the CAD/CAM software
Move and manipulate drawing features
Add a form tool in the Tool Database
Create holes without drilling
Hold parts by programming an onion skin cutout
Cut a project using multiple router bits
Import and join vectors for toolpathing
Use the V-carving toolpath
Use multiple router bits to complete a project
Import a 3D .stl file
Use the 3D finishing toolpath to program a relief carving
If you just bought a CNC woodworking machine or are thinking about getting one, CNC Woodworking for the Absolute Beginner is the easy introduction you need to start using it!
