What's in the perfect home CNC book ???

[ESjaavik]

Originally Posted by Graham S My question is, what would be in the perfect home CNC book?

Building one I assume.

You could start by doing a translation of this into English:
Andreas Hirsch: Werkzeugmaschinen - Grundlagen
Viewegs Fachbücher der Technik
ISBN-3-528-04950-2
For those of you who understand German, go buy it. No, don't go, run!
Of course we're not building commercial production machines, but it is useful to know the principles so we can apply them where it is possible.

There you have all the basic theory. Then you need to add some info on how to apply that within the "home" constraints. Or which corners you can cut without falling off the edge if you like.

If you mean using it, I don't know. I'd like to though.

[arvidb]

I have written a text, "What motor, screw and gearing should I chose?", that explains just that, along with definitions of the basic mechanical units used. It looks very boring , 9 pages without any pictures. But might be interesting anyway for those who really want to learn?

I thought I would post it in some appropriate forum here, but got stuck since I cannot convert it to PDF (I only have PDFWriter that cannot cope with some characters used). If anyone's got PDF Distiller and knows how to use it, I could send you the text and then we could post it, then perhaps somebody would like to add some pictures or something?

Arvid

[Graham S]

This is great chaps, keep it up

[Graham S]

Arvid, have you considered Ghostview?

If you want me to try send it to eexgs at nottingham dot ac dot uk

Graham

[ESjaavik]

Arvid: Mail it to me and I'll try with Win2Pdf.

[arvidb]

Thank you both for helping! I downloaded Ghostview, and after fighting some with the settings it worked beautifully!

I have now posted the PDF file in the CNC Wood Router FAQ section.

Arvid

[High Seas]

Originally Posted by arvidb I have now posted the PDF file in the CNC Wood Router FAQ section.Arvid

Did I miss the clue to its location - or maybe its hung up in loading?

[arvidb]

I think that forum is moderated, so it might take a while for it to appear. Or?

Arvid

[Graham S]

Tramming, alignment and testing
Timming belt drives
Extruded Ali construction
Steel Construction
Ballscrew end machining
Leadscrew types
Machine configurations
machine wiring
E-stops and safety
Dust collection and Enclosures
VFDs
Encoders
Software flow CAD -> motors

I hope folks will keep posting as they remember yet more stuff that they know or want to know

Graham

[dsquire]

Originally Posted by arvidb I have written a text, "What motor, screw and gearing should I chose?", that explains just that, along with definitions of the basic mechanical units used. It looks very boring , 9 pages without any pictures. But might be interesting anyway for those who really want to learn? I thought I would post it in some appropriate forum here, but got stuck since I cannot convert it to PDF (I only have PDFWriter that cannot cope with some characters used). If anyone's got PDF Distiller and knows how to use it, I could send you the text and then we could post it, then perhaps somebody would like to add some pictures or something? Arvid

Arvid

I have just discovered this forum/thread and think that a CNC bible would be an excellent idea for someone that is just starting out and has a 1001 questions.

I have searched for your "What motor, screw and gearing should I chose?" text on this forum and have been unable to find it. Would it be possible to repost it or provide a link as to where I might get it.

I would like to gather what I can and put it into some kind of CNC Bible. Your document would only be used with your permission of course and with disclaimers.

Don