CNCKing.com Volume 4: Rise of the CNC - Ultimate CNC Design Course (Wood Marvels)

Two years in the making - CNCKing.com: Rise of the CNC ~ Ultimate CNC Design Course teaches the fundamentals of designing products to be cut with a CNC Table Router, CNC 3D Printer or CNC Laser Cutter & Engraver. Across more than 450 pages, 64 projects are shown in various formats to help teach the reader how to successfully design for these CNC machines.

This book features interviews with the movers and shakers of the CNC industry including designers, company directors and a buyers guide to help you select the best CNC machine for your purposes. There are also extensive tips and tricks so that you get the most out of your CNC machine.

Foreword by Ben Heck
Message from Jon
CNCKing.com: How It All Began
Tool and Material Requirements

CNC Machine Background
CNC Laser vs Routers vs 3DP
Top 10 CNC Operational Tips

CNC LASER
Technological Overview
CNC Opportunities: Warehouse to Garage
Interview with Simon Moore, Director of Trotec Laser Australia
A word about Model Complexity

Toy Design 101: Behind the Scenes
* Castle Bank
* CH47
* Chinook Helicopter
* Easter Island Head
* Electronics Award
* Ferris Wheel B
* Ford Model T
* Home Gym
* Mars Explorer
* Mars Opportunity
* Mangonel Siege Weapon
* Mangonel B Siege Weapon
* Stereo Bank
* Rocket Coaster
* Rusks Plane
* Science Award
* Shopping Cart
* Sydney ANZAC Monument
* Sydney Harbour Bridge
* Tower Bank
* TV Bank

Jonathan Engel's Design Philosophy

Laser Model Templates & Assemblies
* Abacus B
* Bird Feeder
* Bird House B
* Bird House C
* Eiffel Tower
* Electronics Award
* Fish Pad
* Four-in-a-Row Game
* Japanese Miyajima Gate
* Pen and Pencil Holder
* Rocket Coaster
* Eiffel Tower and Japanese Miyajima Gate: Behind the Designs

CNC TABLE ROUTER
Technological Overview
CNC Opportunities: Size Matters
Interview with Ted Hall, Founder and CEO of ShopBot Tools Inc.

Router Model Templates & Assemblies
* 1911 Ford Model T Torpedo
* Runabout
* Army Transport Truck
* Brontosaur
* Centrosaur
* CH47 Chinook Helicopter
* Desktop Organizer
* Desktop Organizer B
* Desktop Organizer C
* Dolphin
* Easter Island Head Storage
* Elephant
* Future Car
* Future Car B
* Light Table
* Mangonel Siege Weapon
* Mangonel Siege Weapon B
* Medieval Bank
* P38 Lightning Aircraft
* Parasaurolophus
* Pen and Pencil Holder B
* Platform Crane B
* Pterodactyl
* Rhinoceros
* Stegosaurus
* Straddle Carrier B
* Submarine

Steve's Osage Orange Box with Live Edge
Interview with Ralph Bagnall, Owner of ConsultingWoodWorker.com

CNC'ed Guns: Unwarranted Fear and Paranoia
Brian Laurence's Design Process
Designer's Corner: David Newman and Jerry Rutherford
* Bobcat MK3 (CNC laser)
* Bobcat MK3 (CNC table router)
* Helicopter (CNC laser)
* Helicopter (CNC table router)

CNC 3D PRINTER
Technological Overview
CNC Opportunities: Develop Strategic Partnerships
Interview with Cathy Lewis, Director of Worldwide Marketing at 3D Systems
Extrusion to Stereolithography
Choosing PLA over ABS

Tale of three Pyramids: Virtual to Physical
Erupting Pyramid
Egyptian Pyramid
Mayan Pyramid
Modeling an Explosive Volcano

Interview with Dr. Conor MacCormack, CEO of Mcor Technologies
Kaetemi's Design Process
Copyright & Liability in 3D Printing
Interview with Bathsheba Grossman

CNC PLASMA
CNC Plasma Technological Overview
Interview with Jeff Knoll, Marketing Manager for Lincoln Electric

Closing Thoughts
Your Turn: Design Your Own!
Image Credits & Info
Other books by Jon Cantin
Supporters