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<b><i><a href=http://inventory.fabcloud.io/?purpose=Computer-Controlled%20Machining>Computer-Controlled Machining</a></i></b>
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<b>projects</b>
<a href=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryflynn/2014/07/31/how-to-make-a-standing-desk-for-under-200-mit-grads-go-digital>Standing Desk</a>, <a href=https://www.opendesk.cc/>Opendesk</a>, <a href=http://atfab.co>AtFab</a>
<a href=http://www.shelter20.com/>Shelter 2.0</a>, <a href=http://blog.ted.com/digitally_fabbe/>yourHOUSE</a>, <a href=https://wikihouse.cc>Wikihouse</a>, <a href=https://fablab.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/fabhouse-en>FabHouse</a>, <a href=https://archello.com/project/the-fab-lab-house>Fab Lab House</a>
<b>machines</b>
<a href=https://www.shapertools.com>Shaper</a>
<a href=https://www.maslowcnc.com/>Maslow</a>
<a href=https://www.shopbottools.com/>ShopBot</a>
<a href=http://www.cronsrud.com/cnc.html>Onsrud</a>
<a href=https://www.tormach.com>Tormach</a>
<a href=https://www.haascnc.com>Haas</a>
<a href=http://www.hurco.com>Hurco</a>
<a href=https://www.zund.com>Zund</a>
<a href=http://mtm.cba.mit.edu>MTM</a> <a href=https://github.com/fellesverkstedet/fabricatable-machines>Fellesverkstedet</a>
<b>stock</b>
<a href=https://www.chairigami.com>cardboard</a>
rigid foam insulation (gesso, heat gun)
veneer plywood
Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF)
Medium Density Overlay (MDO)
Oriented Strand Board (OSB), <a href=https://www.google.com/search?q=osb+finishing&tbm=isch>finishing</a>
Valchromat
<a href=http://mtm.cba.mit.edu/2011/2011_mtm-snap/mtm_snap-lock/index.html>HDPE</a>
Lexan, polycarbonate
<a href=https://gitlab.cba.mit.edu/jakeread/lug-capstans>Garolite</a>
Aluminum, <a href=https://www.display.3acomposites.com/hylite/>Composite Panel</a>
<b>vendors</b>
<a href=http://www.mcmaster.com/#raw-materials>McMaster-Carr</a>
<a href=https://www.usplastic.com>US Plastics</a>
<a href=https://www.piedmontplastics.com>Piedmont Plastics</a>
<a href=http://www.admiralmetals.com>Admiral Metals</a>
<a href=http://www.homedepot.com/s/plywood>Home Depot</a>
<a href=http://www.boulterplywood.com/>Boulter Plywood</a>
<a href=http://www.sterrittlumber.com/>Steritt Lumber</a>
<a href=http://www.beaconsales.com/>Beacon Sales</a>
<b>job shops</b>
<a href=http://www.protolabs.com/>Proto Labs</a>
<a href=https://3d.jlcpcb.com/cnc-machining-quote>JLCPCB</a>
<a href=https://www.starrapid.com>Star Rapid</a>
<a href=http://www.yubomfg.com/En/index.asp>Yubo Precision</a>
<a href=https://www.dshmould.com/>DSH</a>
<a href=http://www.cyclestart.com/>Cycle Start</a>
<a href=https://www.fastforwardcomposites.com/>Fast Forward Composites</a>
<a href=https://sendcutsend.com/>SendCutSend</a>
<a href=https://www.xometry.com>Xometry</a>
<a href=http://inventory.fabcloud.io/?purpose=Computer-Controlled%20Machining><b>tooling</b></a>
drills <i>vs</i> mills
router, V bits
flutes
coatings
center-cutting up/down cut
flat/ball end
<a href=http://new.industrialpress.com/machineryhandbook><b>speeds and feeds</b></a>
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
<a href=http://www.mcmaster.com/#machining-lubricants><b>lubricants</b></a>
<a href=http://www.mcmaster.com/#abrasive-powders><b>abrasive machining</b></a>, <a href=https://ng.cba.mit.edu/show/slide/24.06.Pilchuck.png><b>grinding</b></a>
<b>fixturing</b>
vises
bar clamps
screws
<a href=https://raptornails.com>nails</a>, <a href=https://raptornails.com/product-catalog/nailers.php>nailers</a>
<a href=http://fab.academany.org/2019/labs/ulb/students/axel-cornu/assignments/week08.html>vacuum</a>
wedges
weights
glue
tape
encapsulation
<b>sacrificial layers, squaring</b>
<b>dust collection</b>
<a href=../computer_cutting/flexures.png><b>flexures, living hinges, kerfing,</b></a> <b><a href=https://www.google.com/search?q=steam+bending&tbm=isch>steam bending,</a></b> <b><a href=http://packardforestproducts.com/bending-plywood>wacky wood</a></b>
<b><a href=https://www.mcmaster.com/fasteners>fasteners</a>, <a href=https://www.mcmaster.com/adhesives/glue>glues</a></b>
<a href=https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:169723><b>joints</b></a>, <a href=https://www.instructables.com/50-Digital-Joints-poster-visual-reference/><b>joinery</b></a>, <a href=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00004-014-0181-0><b>reciprocal frame</b></a>, <a href=https://www.google.com/search?q=tensegrity&tbm=isch><b>tensegrity</b></a>, <a href=https://digital.nls.uk/scientists/archive/74629052><b>Maxwell criterion</b></a>
<b>toolpaths</b>
kerf, offset, runout
conventional, climb
<a href=../molding_casting/finish.jpg>rough/finish cuts</a>
high-speed, dry, ramping, adaptive clearing, swarf, rest, <a href=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351978917302433>trochoidal</a>
one-sided, two-sided, registration
2, 2.5, 3, 4, 3+2, 5 axis
tool length compensation
cut depth, clearance, collisions
T-bones, dog-bones
tabs, onion skinning
<a href=https://deepnest.io>nesting</a>
lead-in, -out
test cuts, cutting air
simulation
prototyping
<b>CAM</b>
<a href=https://camotics.org>CAMotics</a>
<a href=https://www.shopbottools.com/products/software>VCarvePro</a>
<a href=http://www.featurecam.com/>FeatureCAM</a>
<a href=http://www.mastercam.com/en-us/>Mastercam</a>
<a href=http://www.hsmworks.com/>HSMWorks</a>
<a href=https://camworks.com>CAMWorks</a>
<a href=https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Path_Workbench>Freecad Path</a>
<a href=https://www.solidworks.com/product/solidworks-cam>Solidworks CAM</a>
<a href=https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/blog/getting-started-introduction-to-cam-and-toolpaths/>Fusion 360</a>
<a href=https://cam.openbuilds.com>OpenBuilds</a>
<a href=http://modsproject.org>mods</a> <a href=2D.mp4>outline</a> <a href=2.5D.mp4>rough</a> <a href=3D.mp4>finish</a>
<b><span id="formats">file formats</span></b>
<a href=sample.rml>.rml</a>
<a href=sample.sbp>.sbp</a>
<a href=sample.g>.g</a>
<a href=sample.ord>.ord</a>
<b><a href=http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/skills/yale-students-tragic-death-prompts-a-shop-safety-review>safety</a></b>
<a href=http://ehs.mit.edu/site/training>training</a>
splinters, cuts, burns, impacts, <a href=http://fab.academany.org/2018/labs/fablabspinderihallerne/students/claus-nicolaisen/portfolio/week8/log.html>fires</a>
tool breaking
glasses, shoes, clothes, hair, gloves
look, listen, smell
your hand is not a tool
don't reach into a powered tool
emergency stop, assistance
personal state
<b><a href=https://fab.cba.mit.edu/classes/863.12/people/calisch/8/week8.html>assignment</a></b>
<i>group assignment</i>
do your lab's safety training
test runout, alignment, fixturing, speeds, feeds, materials,
and toolpaths for your machine
<i>individual assignment</i>
make (design+mill+assemble) something <a href=http://blog.ted.com/2008/07/15/digitally_fabbe/>big</a> (~meter-scale)
<i>extra credit</i>: don't use fasteners or glue
<i>extra credit</i>: include curved surfaces