CNC Week 2014

The Skinny on End Mills

The Skinny on End Mills

By Tyler Worman

Tyler Worman

I'm a maker living in Ann Arbor, MI! I enjoy listening to music, playing disc golf, and experimenting with rapid prototyping tools.

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Interested in CNC routing but clueless about tooling? Can’t tell an end mill from a drill bit? Don’t be intimidated by CNC routing. Take the first step into machining by gaining a solid understanding of subtractive tooling basics.  

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Motion Control for the Masses: The TinyG Story

Motion Control for the Masses: The TinyG Story

Alden Hart

By Alden Hart

Alden Hart

Alden Hart is CTO of Ten Mile Square Technologies, a technology consulting firm that develops systems for media and communications, from the metadata to the metal. In his spare time he co-runs Syntheos and combines micro-controllers, LEDs, mechanics, and other small parts in ways that have no practical application.

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TinyG offers industrial-grade motion control that’s accessible to casual users while still powerful enough for pros.

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Driving Big Stepper Motors with Arduino

Driving Big Stepper Motors with Arduino

John Saunders

By John Saunders

John Saunders

About NYC CNC: In 2005, John was struggling to bring a product to market. Hoping a basic knowledge of machining would help make prototypes and communicate with machine shops, he bought a small milling machine. Almost ten years later, he now runs NYC CNC, where he loves working with customers and machines for job-shop work, design-for-manufacturing and product development. A largely self-taught machinist, he shares many of his endeavors on his successful YouTube channel which focuses on home shop manufacturing. For more information, see www.nyccnc.com.

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John Saunders of NYC CNC gives two video tutorials on controlling large stepper motors with an Arduino, a 24V power supply, and an ST-M5045 microstepping driver.

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10 Essential Accessories for Your CNC

By Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

As the founder and CEO of Plex Systems, Robert Beatty was one of the pioneers of the cloud services industry. He retired in 2006 to spend more time with his family and pursue his writing career. Today, he and his daughters build robots for their own fun and learning, and sometimes for museums. His first novel for young adults will be published by Disney-Hyperion in 2015.

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Robert Beatty and his daughters Camille and Genevieve use their CNC mill to make custom aluminum parts for their robots on beatty-robotics.com. They share their list of 10 essential accessories for your CNC mill. Learn some great tool tips from these experienced makers!

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