CNC Router Essentials: Basics for Mastering the Most Innovative Tool in Your Workshop

CNC Router Essentials: Basics for Mastering the Most Innovative Tool in Your Workshop

<p><strong><em>CNC Router Essentials</em> will have woodworkers operating their CNC machines with skill and confidence.</strong></p> <p>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 <em>CNC Essentials</em> is for you. Veteran woodworkers Randy Johnson, CNC teacher and previous Editor in Chief of <em>American Woodworker</em>, and George Vondriska of <em>Fine Woodworking</em>, <em>WOOD</em>, and the <em>WoodWorkers Guild of America</em> walk 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.</p>