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'''Maslow CNC''' is an [[Open-source model|open-source]] [[CNC router]] project, it is the only commercially available vertical CNC router and is notable for its low cost of $500 USD.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hackaday.com/2016/10/14/maslow-brings-the-wall-plotter-into-the-woodshop/|title=Maslow Brings The Wall Plotter Into The Woodshop|last=By|date=2016-10-14|website=Hackaday|access-date=2017-08-17}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://blog.hackster.io/maslow-is-a-giant-open-source-cnc-machine-7cc81cad7543|title=Maslow Is a Giant, Open Source CNC Machine – Hackster’s Blog|date=2016-10-14|work=Hackster’s Blog|access-date=2017-08-17}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/tools/a23732/maslow-cheap-cnc-router/|title=Make Complex Cuts With This Dirt-Cheap CNC Router|date=2016-11-07|work=Popular Mechanics|access-date=2017-08-25|language=en}}</ref> The unique vertical design mimics a hanging plotter allowing it to have a 4' x 8' cutting area with a footprint 10' wide x 19" deep.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/cnc-cutting-machine-kickstarter/|title=This gigantic CNC router is 8 feet wide, 4 feet tall, and costs less than $500|date=2016-10-31|work=Digital Trends|access-date=2017-08-25|language=en-US}}</ref> Maslow CNC uses geared motors with encoders (8148 counts/rev) and a closed loop feedback system to achieve a resolution of +- 0.4mm.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://makezine.com/2016/10/18/can-hanging-plotter-work-cnc-mill/|title=Can a Hanging Plotter Work as a CNC Mill? {{!}} Make:|date=2016-10-18|website=Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers|access-date=2017-08-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hackaday.io/project/16297-maslow-cnc|title=Maslow CNC|website=hackaday.io|language=en|access-date=2017-08-27}}</ref>
'''Maslow CNC''' is an [[Open-source model|open-source]] [[CNC router]] project, it is the only commercially available vertical CNC router and is notable for its low cost of $500 USD.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hackaday.com/2016/10/14/maslow-brings-the-wall-plotter-into-the-woodshop/|title=Maslow Brings The Wall Plotter Into The Woodshop|last=By|date=2016-10-14|website=Hackaday|access-date=2017-08-17}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://blog.hackster.io/maslow-is-a-giant-open-source-cnc-machine-7cc81cad7543|title=Maslow Is a Giant, Open Source CNC Machine – Hackster’s Blog|date=2016-10-14|work=Hackster’s Blog|access-date=2017-08-17}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/tools/a23732/maslow-cheap-cnc-router/|title=Make Complex Cuts With This Dirt-Cheap CNC Router|date=2016-11-07|work=Popular Mechanics|access-date=2017-08-25|language=en}}</ref> The unique vertical design mimics a hanging plotter allowing it to have a 4' x 8' cutting area with a footprint 10' wide x 19" deep.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/cnc-cutting-machine-kickstarter/|title=This gigantic CNC router is 8 feet wide, 4 feet tall, and costs less than $500|date=2016-10-31|work=Digital Trends|access-date=2017-08-25|language=en-US}}</ref> Maslow CNC uses geared motors with encoders (8148 counts/rev) and a closed loop feedback system to achieve a resolution of +- 0.4mm.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://makezine.com/2016/10/18/can-hanging-plotter-work-cnc-mill/|title=Can a Hanging Plotter Work as a CNC Mill? {{!}} Make:|date=2016-10-18|website=Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers|access-date=2017-08-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hackaday.io/project/16297-maslow-cnc|title=Maslow CNC|website=hackaday.io|language=en|access-date=2017-08-27}}</ref> To reduce cost, Maslow CNC comes in kit form, uses a commercial off-the-shelf handheld router provided by the user for the router spindle, uses an [[Arduino Mega]] microprocessor, and uses a large number of common hardware items rather than custom parts.<ref>{{cite web|title=What's in the box?|url=http://www.maslowcnc.com/whatsinthebox/|website=Maslow CNC|accessdate=5 September 2017}}</ref>


The Maslow CNC project was created 2016 by Bar Smith, Hannah Teagle and Tom Beckett, with the project was funded with preorders on [[Kickstarter]], raising $314,000.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/500-maslow-cnc|title=The $500 Maslow CNC - Popular Woodworking Magazine|date=2016-10-28|work=Popular Woodworking Magazine|access-date=2017-08-25|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1830738289/maslow-cnc-a-500-open-source-4-by-8-foot-cnc-machi?ref=user_menu|title=Maslow CNC - a $500 open source 4 by 8 foot CNC Machine|website=Kickstarter|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://trendintech.com/2016/11/10/have-your-own-cnc-cutting-machine-for-under-500/|title=Have Your Own CNC cutting machine for under $500|last=Young|first=Ryan|date=2016-11-10|website=TrendinTech|access-date=2017-08-25}}</ref> It was featured on [[TTested.com|Tested]] and was shown at [[Maker Faire]] Bay Area 2017. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://makerfaire.com/maker/entry/60581/|title=Maslow CNC|work=Maker Faire|access-date=2017-08-27|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tested.com/art/makers/612590-meet-maslow-350-cnc-cutting-machine/|title=Maslow Lets You CNC in Your Garage for $350 - Tested.com|website=Tested|language=en|access-date=2017-08-27}}</ref>
The Maslow CNC project was created 2016 by Bar Smith, Hannah Teagle and Tom Beckett, with the project was funded with preorders on [[Kickstarter]], raising $314,000.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/500-maslow-cnc|title=The $500 Maslow CNC - Popular Woodworking Magazine|date=2016-10-28|work=Popular Woodworking Magazine|access-date=2017-08-25|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1830738289/maslow-cnc-a-500-open-source-4-by-8-foot-cnc-machi?ref=user_menu|title=Maslow CNC - a $500 open source 4 by 8 foot CNC Machine|website=Kickstarter|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://trendintech.com/2016/11/10/have-your-own-cnc-cutting-machine-for-under-500/|title=Have Your Own CNC cutting machine for under $500|last=Young|first=Ryan|date=2016-11-10|website=TrendinTech|access-date=2017-08-25}}</ref> It was featured on [[TTested.com|Tested]] and was shown at [[Maker Faire]] Bay Area 2017. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://makerfaire.com/maker/entry/60581/|title=Maslow CNC|work=Maker Faire|access-date=2017-08-27|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tested.com/art/makers/612590-meet-maslow-350-cnc-cutting-machine/|title=Maslow Lets You CNC in Your Garage for $350 - Tested.com|website=Tested|language=en|access-date=2017-08-27}}</ref>

Revision as of 11:05, 5 September 2017

Maslow CNC
ClassificationComputer numerical control router
InventorBar Smith, Hannah Teagle and Tom Beckett

Maslow CNC is an open-source CNC router project, it is the only commercially available vertical CNC router and is notable for its low cost of $500 USD.[1][2][3] The unique vertical design mimics a hanging plotter allowing it to have a 4' x 8' cutting area with a footprint 10' wide x 19" deep.[2][3][4] Maslow CNC uses geared motors with encoders (8148 counts/rev) and a closed loop feedback system to achieve a resolution of +- 0.4mm.[2][5][6] To reduce cost, Maslow CNC comes in kit form, uses a commercial off-the-shelf handheld router provided by the user for the router spindle, uses an Arduino Mega microprocessor, and uses a large number of common hardware items rather than custom parts.[7]

The Maslow CNC project was created 2016 by Bar Smith, Hannah Teagle and Tom Beckett, with the project was funded with preorders on Kickstarter, raising $314,000.[4][8][9][10] It was featured on Tested and was shown at Maker Faire Bay Area 2017. [11][12]

References

  1. ^ By (2016-10-14). "Maslow Brings The Wall Plotter Into The Woodshop". Hackaday. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  2. ^ a b c "Maslow Is a Giant, Open Source CNC Machine – Hackster's Blog". Hackster’s Blog. 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  3. ^ a b "Make Complex Cuts With This Dirt-Cheap CNC Router". Popular Mechanics. 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  4. ^ a b "This gigantic CNC router is 8 feet wide, 4 feet tall, and costs less than $500". Digital Trends. 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  5. ^ "Can a Hanging Plotter Work as a CNC Mill? | Make:". Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  6. ^ "Maslow CNC". hackaday.io. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  7. ^ "What's in the box?". Maslow CNC. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  8. ^ "The $500 Maslow CNC - Popular Woodworking Magazine". Popular Woodworking Magazine. 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  9. ^ "Maslow CNC - a $500 open source 4 by 8 foot CNC Machine". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  10. ^ Young, Ryan (2016-11-10). "Have Your Own CNC cutting machine for under $500". TrendinTech. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  11. ^ "Maslow CNC". Maker Faire. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  12. ^ "Maslow Lets You CNC in Your Garage for $350 - Tested.com". Tested. Retrieved 2017-08-27.