CNC Robotics: Build Your Own Workshop Bot
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (695 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0071418288 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 311 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Skeptic said Go to HobbyCNC dot com instead. Much better plans. There are too many major flaws in this book. He builds his machine with a Nu-Arc camera positioner. How is anyone else supposed to find this exact model? Probably the worst part are the IC logic and driver chips. You will not be able to put this together unless you are already an experienced electronic technician.He shows you a schematic with some seemingly 80's era integrated circuits. (Judging by the xerox-looking images and misspelled words). These chips are hopelessly out of date. Mod. "Much less than promised" according to Larry Adcock. I waited anxiously for this book to become available, and even paid $15 for overnight delivery when Amazon finally had it in stock.The pre-pub blurbs say it shows you how to build the equivelent of a $7500 workshop bot (an intentional play on the name ShopBot I guess) for $1500, and the cover front and rear are full of promises not delivered inside"Great for use on the industrial floor" NOT!"Provides step-by-step instructions for building your own CNC machine" "Scaling and customizing ins. Definitely NOT CNC Robotics! At best, it is just "build a machine that response to CNC program (G-Code)to kill your time - if you have too much."Ask yourself the follow question before buy this book: Can you accept a CNC with unknown accuracy (my guess is 1mm error at best)? If you can accept it, this book is for you.I didn't and will not follow the author's path, followings are the reason:1) He use scrap material, he dismantle his camera for "liner rail", he find "square" beam from scrap shopsetc. His measurement of
* Great for anyone who wants to automate a task in their home shop or small business * Easy-to-use Windows-based software controls the robotic automation * Builders can scale and customize the machine to suit their own industrial needs * Numerous tips, tricks, and pictorials walk the reader through every step--design, construction, and completion. Using inexpensive, off-the-shelf parts, readers can build CNC machines with true industrial shop applications such as machining, routing, and cutting--at a fraction of what it would cost to purchase one. Here's the FIRST book to offer step-by-step guidelines that walk the reader through the entire process a building a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machine from start to finish
But if you’ve priced one, you know the cost is a whopping $7,500 or more. From the Back CoverYOUR OWN WORKSHOP ROBOTAT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE Nothing improves efficiency in a wood- or metalworking shopor almost any small manufacturing concernlike a CNC (computer numerical control) robot. Even plans on the Internet are expensive -- and you can’t tell if they suit your needs until you’ve forked over hundreds of dollars. NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME YOU CAN GET COMPLETE DIRECTIONS FOR BUILDING A CNC WORKSHOP BOT FOR A TOTAL COST OF AROUND $1,500! CNC Robotics gives you step-by-step, illustrated directions for designing, constructing, and testing a fully functional CNC robot that saves you 80 percent of the price of an off-the-shelf botand that can be customized to suit your purposes exactly, because you designed it. Written by an a
. Geoff Williams is a woodworking enthusiast who owns and operates an athletic flooring company in Ontario, Canada. Also a professional photographer, he has extensive experience troubleshooting and repairing printed circuit boards