Getting Started with 3D Carving: Five Step-by-Step Projects to Launch You on Your Maker Journey

Copyright......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 5
Introduction......Page 9
What Will You Make with 3D Carving?......Page 10
How You Can Get Started 3D Carving......Page 12
Conventions Used in This Book......Page 14
O’Reilly Safari......Page 15
How to Contact Us......Page 16
Acknowledgments......Page 17
Experiment #1: Sketch in This Book......Page 19
The First Challenge......Page 23
What Inspires You?......Page 24
Getting Started with Easel......Page 27
The Easel User Interface......Page 28
Engraving Your Tile......Page 38
Meet the Maker......Page 41
Project 1: Engrave the Largest Digital Tile Wall in the World......Page 42
Skill Builder #1: Using Digital Calipers......Page 43
Skill Builder #2: Picking Bit Diameters......Page 45
Skill Builder #3: Selecting Carve Depth......Page 48
Skill Builder #4: Clamping......Page 50
Your First Carve......Page 53
Meet the Maker......Page 55
Project 2: Gliders! What Kind of Wings Fly the Farthest?......Page 56
Skill Builder #1: Tabs......Page 59
Skill Builder #2: Double-Sided Tape......Page 60
Carving and Flying......Page 61
Meet the Maker......Page 63
Project 3: Inlay Cutting Boards......Page 64
Pick Your Shape......Page 66
Design the Inlay......Page 68
Create the Carve Files......Page 69
Cutting the Wood......Page 72
Cutting Thickness Strips......Page 73
Bonding #2......Page 74
Skill Builder #1: Designing for Your Bit Size......Page 75
Skill Builder #2: Customizing Your Carving Calculations......Page 77
Skill Builder #3: Clamping for Carving......Page 78
Carve Away!......Page 79
Sand, Sand, and Sand!......Page 80
The Finish Line......Page 81
It’s Time to Eat!......Page 82
Community Examples......Page 83
Meet the Maker......Page 85
Project 4: Fidget Spinner......Page 86
Design the Spinner......Page 87
Sanding......Page 91
Installing the Bearings......Page 92
Fidget Spinner App......Page 93
Community Examples......Page 94
Meet the Maker......Page 99
Project 5: Personalized DIY Greeting Cards......Page 100
Background......Page 101
The Artwork......Page 102
Using the Stamp Maker App......Page 105
Simulate Your Stamp......Page 106
Creating Two Workpieces for One Project......Page 108
Carving Sequence for Stamp Files......Page 109
Finishing Techniques......Page 110
Community Challenge......Page 111
Community Examples......Page 112
Is CNC the Same as 3D Carving?......Page 115
Where Did the Term CNC Come From?......Page 117
Before CNC It Was Called Card-a-matic......Page 118
Say Hello to 3D Carving......Page 119
Concepts and Lingo......Page 120
G-code......Page 121
CAD, CAM, and Toolpaths......Page 123
Flutes......Page 124
Early Access to 3D Profiling in Easel......Page 126
Where Can You Go from Here?......Page 127
Jimmy DiResta......Page 129
Box Joint Toolbox......Page 130
Warren Downes......Page 132
Star Wars Chocolate Mold......Page 133
The Block Clock......Page 134
Bob Clagett......Page 135
Casey Shea......Page 136
The Mighty Morphmobile......Page 137
Steve Carmichael......Page 138
Making an Electric Guitar......Page 139
It’s a Special Time in the World......Page 140
Index......Page 143
About the Author......Page 147