Computer-Controlled Machining


projects
   Standing Desk, Opendesk
   Shelter 2.0
   yourHOUSE
   10,000 Year Clock
   
machines
   Roland
   ShopBot
   Onsrud
   Tormach
   Hurco
   Harrison
   Zund
   MTM
   Fellesverkstedet
   Shaper

stock
   rigid foam insulation (gesso, heat gun)
   veneer plywood
   medium density fiberboard (MDF)
   medium density overlay (MDO)
   oriented strand board (OSB)
   Valchromat
   HDPE
   Lexan, polycarbonate
   Garolite
   aluminum

vendors
   McMaster-Carr
   Home Depot
   Admiral Metals
   Boulter Plywood
   Steritt Lumber
   Beacon Sales

job shops
   Plethora
   Proto Labs
   Cycle Start
   DSH
   Xometry
   Make Works

tooling
   drill bits vs router bits vs end mills
   flutes
   coatings
   center-cutting
   up/down cut
   flat/ball end

speeds and feeds
   chip load: ~ 0.001-0.010"
      feed rate (inches per minute) / (RPM x number of flutes) 
   cut depth: ~ tool diameter
   step-over: ~ tool diameter/2

lubricants

abrasive machining, grinding

fixturing
   vises
   clamps
   screws
   vacuum
   weights
   glue
   tape
   encapsulation

sacrificial layers, squaring

dust collection

flexures, living hinges, kerfing

joinery

reciprocal frame

toolpaths
   kerf, offset, runout
   conventional, climb
   rough/finish cuts
   high-speed, dry, ramping, adaptive clearing, swarf, rest, trochoidal
   one-sided, two-sided, registration
   2, 2.5, 3, 4, 3+2, 5 axis
   cut depth, clearance, collisions
   t-bones
   tabs, onion skinning
   nesting
   lead-in, -out
   test cuts, cutting air
   simulation
   prototyping

CAM
   ShopBot VCarvePro
   FeatureCAM
   Mastercam
   HSMWorks
   Fusion 360 Slicer Shaper
   Omax Layout
   fab modules outline rough finish
   mods

file formats
   .rml
   .sbp
   .g
   .ord

safety
   training
   cuts, burns, impacts, fires
   glasses, shoes, clothes, hair, gloves
   don't reach into a powered tool
   emergency stop, assistance

welding
   arc
   MIG (metal inert gas)
   TIG (tungsten inert gas)
   spot
   friction
   ultrasonic

assignment
   group assignment
      test runout, alignment, speeds, feeds, and toolpaths for your machine
   individual assignment
      make something big