Plans, projects and How-to's for Home Machinists and Other Makers
Ken Gracey built this Christmas gift for his dad from plans for the NAMES finger engine. The engine was originally intended to be made on a manual lathe and mill but Ken made his version with CNC equipment.
You can download his CAD drawings if you would like to do the same. … Read the rest
I unexpectedly bought a CNC mini-mill a couple of weeks ago and since then I’ve been trying to learn about CAD and CAM software. It came with the very popular Mach 3 controller program and that will be enough to get me started cutting metal. But my understanding is that sooner or later I’m going to need CAD/CAM software if I want to design a part on my computer and then make it on the mill.… Read the rest