CNC Robotics: Build Your Own WorkshopBot / Edition 1

Nothing improves efficiency in a wood- or metalworking shop—or almost any small manufacturing concern—like a CNC (computer numerical control) robot. But if you’ve priced one, you know the cost is a whopping $7,500 or more. Even plans on the Internet are expensive — and you can’t tell if they suit your needs until you’ve forked over hundreds of dollars. gives you step-by-step, illustrated directions for designing, constructing, and testing a fully functional CNC robot that saves you 80 percent of the price of an off-the-shelf bot—and that can be customized to suit your purposes exactly, because you designed it. Written by an accomplished workshop bot designer/builder, this book gives you: * Start-to-finish illustrated instructions * Guidance on installing easy-to-understand Windows software for controlling your bot * Plenty of time-saving tips, tricks, and pictorial help along the way * Scaling and customizing instructions for building just the robot that you want * Sources for easily obtained parts * A complete course in workshop bot design and construction, perfect for courses or industry