CNC Machining

Routing a Four Foot Tall Tiki Sculpture

Routing a Four Foot Tall Tiki Sculpture

By Greg Flanagan

Greg Flanagan

Growing up as the son of a shop teacher and a home economics teacher sparked Greg Flanagan’s curiosity for building and making things. This lead to his current passion for exploring cutting edge technology in both the digital and physical. Greg owns Tree On A Hill Workshop, a woodworking and fabrication studio in Minneapolis, MN.

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Estimating the incorrect max depth of cut on a 3D machining job will get you into trouble. Greg Flanagan walks you through his Tiki sculpture build and gives tips on how to avoid this rookie mistake.

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CNC At Home: Machining Aluminum with a Tormach PCNC 1100

CNC At Home: Machining Aluminum with a Tormach PCNC 1100

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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This “day in the life” tutorial video explores machining an aluminum plate from start to finish!

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CNC Routing Basics: Toolpaths and Feeds ‘n Speeds

CNC Routing Basics: Toolpaths and Feeds ‘n Speeds

By Ryan McKibbin

Ryan McKibbin

Ryan McKibbin is a lecturer and the Fabrication Labs Director at Catholic University's School of Architecture and Planning where he teaches Furniture Design and Digital Fabrication. Ryan recently served as Assembly Team Faculty Advisor for Team Capitol dc's entry into the 2013 Solar Decathlon

Ryan's work is rooted in traditional techniques with interests in CAD/CAM. He has an extensive knowledge in Rhino3d and related software.

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Getting started with CNC routing can be a little difficult and the variety of parameters and steps can be overwhelming. Here’s an overview to get you started.

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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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