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"Project design essentials, toolpath basics, machine setup, bit selection, and more are all explained in an approachable and easy-to-understand format that will have any woodworker maximizing the full capacity of their CNC machine. Helpful practice projects in 2-D and 3-D will ensure that you've grasped the basics of this versatile tool, while a gallery will inspire you to create your own imaginative designs" -- Publisher's description.
List of contents
Intro
Ch 1: The Basics of CNC
Ch 2: CNC Project Design Essentials
Ch 3: CNC Toolpath Essentials
Ch 4: CNC Machine Setup Essentials
Ch 5: Quality Control Tips
Ch 6: 2-D Practice Project: Start to Finish
Ch 7: 2.5-D Practice Project: Start to Finish
Ch 8: 3‐D Practice Project: Start to Finish
Ch 9: Project Gallery
Ch 10: Additional Resources
About the author
Randy Johnson started woodworking in his dad's shop, along with metalworking, machine tinkering and all those things kids did before computers. His mother, a lifelong teacher, gave him a deep appreciation for learning and the arts. Those experiences put Randy on a lifelong journey that has crisscrossed between the practical and the creative. Along the way, he has managed large and small shops, served as Editor-in-Chief at American Woodworker magazine and even taught woodworking in the U.S. Virgin Islands. For the past several years he's been exploring CNC router technology and ways to apply it to his woodworking. Randy currently lives with his wife in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he enjoys catamaran sailing in the summer, cross-country skiing in the winter and woodworking all year around.
Summary
CNC Router Essentials will have woodworkers operating their CNC machines with skill and confidence.
CNC machines are now easier to use, less expensive to purchase, and will greatly increase woodworking productivity in the shop. So, if you’re looking to buy one—or you already have but wish the user manual actually made sense—then CNC Essentials is for you. Veteran woodworkers Randy Johnson, CNC teacher and previous Editor in Chief of American Woodworker walks you effortlessly through each step in learning to use this game-changing woodworking machine. Project design essentials, toolpath basics, machine setup, bit selection, and more are all explained in an approachable and easy-to-understand format that will have any woodworker maximizing the full capacity of their CNC machine. Helpful practice projects in 2-D and 3-D will ensure that you’ve grasped the basics of this versatile tool, while a gallery will inspire you to create your own imaginative designs.
Foreword
Marketing and Publicity Highlights:
- Targeted comp mailing to national woodworking and make/craft magazines, including Popular Mechanics (1,200,000), MAKE (300,000), Popular Woodworking (circ. 150,000), Fine Woodworking (circ. 220,000) This Old House (circ. 960,000), Family Handyman (circ. 1,150,000) and others.
- Targeted comp mailing to key CNC, woodworking, maker, and DIY podcasts including Wood Talk, The Modern Maker, Makercast Woodworking 360, Modern Woodworkers Association, Woodshop 101, Workshop Waffle, Woodworking Online, The Woodworking Podcast among others.
- Trade ad campaign in PW and Library Journal
- Cross merchandise promotion with ShopBot at 150+ 2018 Maker Faires reaching 1,000,000 makers.
- Digital ad campaign in Woodcraft magazine (Circulation 100,000), Popular Woodworking (150,000), and Woodworker’s Journal (125,000).
- E-newsletter promotion to 600 woodworking clubs.
- Social media promotion through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest.
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"This is a great book...Every CNC beginner should have this book." — Dave Gatton, woodworker and CNC expert
