This desktop CNC mill lets you carve 3D figurines with zero experience, and it's now on Kickstarter

This 5-axis desktop CNC mill carves 3D figurines even if you've never milled a thing, and its Kickstarter just went live.
Machine Design

Program for CNC milling

SmartCAM v17.0 for CNC milling includes improvements in solid pocketing and Z-axis roughing. Users define roughing regions by part feature and type of stock. The software knows when to switch roughing ...
Hackaday

Open Source CAM Software In The Browser

3D printers, desktop CNC mills/routers, and laser cutters have made a massive difference in the level of projects the average hacker can tackle. Of course, these machines would never have seen this ...
American Machinist

Programming So That Current Processes are More Efficient, Automated

The new release includes Mastercam’s Smart Hybrid Finishing function, which allows the operator to combine two cutting techniques into a single toolpath, which is based on an evaluation of the model ...
American Machinist

The Switch That Turned Around Mill-Turn Programming

In the process simulation view presented by ESPRIT CAM, a semi-finish cut of a template for a knee replacement joint. A machine shop in Hutchinson, Minn., supplies components for process control ...
Purdue University

Creating a CNC Milling Program

“Creating a CNC Milling Program” illustrates the process of creating a part program for a CNC mill. Writing the part program is only one step in the process of creating a part. The toolpaths created ...
Purdue University

Creating a CNC Milling Program 302

Creating a CNC Milling Program illustrates the process of creating a part program for a CNC mill. Writing the part program is only one step in the process of creating a part. The toolpaths created ...