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Learn it by building it.

My name is Gareth. I document the projects on my own bench — an open-source CNC, a printed RC car, and the courses that go with them — so you can build them too.

Gareth at his bench, fitting the red chassis of Raptor II, with a Prusa printer behind him
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Open source

Two machines, drawn and built here.

Raptor II, a 3D-printed all-wheel-drive RC car, on a sandy beach

Project

Raptor II

An open-source RC car, printed and assembled to see how far plastic parts can be pushed. All-wheel drive, designed in CAD.

Open the build
The finished open-source CNC mill in a timber workshop

Project

DIY CNC

A milling machine designed from scratch and put together with ordinary workshop tools. The drawings and the release notes are public.

Open the build

Membership

The course, the files, and the workshop chat.

Monthly or yearly. Cancel when you like. Both plans open the same three things, and the price is on this page before you sign in.

  • Fusion 360 for Beginners, all lessons
  • Original CAD and 3D files
  • The members’ Discord

These are the current plan prices. Card and PayPal payments happen on the existing checkout.

Monthly

£9.99 / month

Cancel any time.

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Yearly · save about £21

£99 / year

Two months free against the monthly price.

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Workshop

Recent photographs.

DIY CNC Build Complete
DIY CNC Control Box Complete
Board Installation & Electronics Overview
Linear Rail Installation
Z-Axis Assembly
Gantry Assembly
CNC Y-Axis Frame
Drilling, Counterboring and Tapping
Tools for Machining Aluminium
DIY CNC Build Parts
DIY CNC Build Stand
DIY CNC Build
DIY CNC Build CAD Design
Water Cooled Spindle - 2.2kW, 24000rpm
CNC Linear Motion Hardware