[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":162},["ShallowReactive",2],{"E3J7uisA2gnE0C1YEwPthujsSM_0yj9bsIpTQAuvPFw":3,"article_building-your-own-personal-cnc-machine-a-three-part-youtube-adventure_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":160,"_apollo:identified":161},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","building-your-own-personal-cnc-machine-a-three-part-youtube-adventure","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":159},[13],{"id":14,"slug":6,"title":15,"uri":16,"excerpt":17,"locale":18,"featuredImage":21,"tableOfContents":30,"content":31,"date":32,"authorJobTitle":5,"author":33,"masterings":45,"globalTags":66,"products":106,"disciplines":117,"seo":148,"__typename":158},"cG9zdDoyODgzOQ==","Building Your Own Personal CNC Machine: A Three-Part YouTube Adventure","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Fbuilding-your-own-personal-cnc-machine-a-three-part-youtube-adventure","\u003Cp>Jeremy Fielding is literally designing and building his own CNC table for…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":29},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":25,"thumbnail":26,"srcSet":27,"sizes":28},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-feature-image-1024x768.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-feature-image-768x576.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-feature-image-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-feature-image-1024x768.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-feature-image-300x225.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-feature-image-768x576.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-feature-image-1536x1151.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-feature-image-2048x1535.jpg.webp 2048w","(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp>We all have our day jobs, right? Balancing your full-time time gig with your family, friends, and that CNC table you’re making from scratch… it can be tough.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Wait, \u003Cem>what?!\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If you’re a member of our community, you may know who Jeremy Fielding is from \u003Ca href=\".\u002Fbrands\u002Fsolidworksblog\u002F2019\u002F06\u002Fborn-to-design-podcast-engineering-tips-and-tricks-from-the-youtube-engineer-jeremy-fielding.html\">the Born to Design podcast we did with him\u003C\u002Fa> exploring his story not too long ago. He’s a longtime SOLIDWORKS user and educational DIY advocate who runs \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fchannel\u002FUC_SLthyNX_ivd-dmsFgmJVg\">his own YouTube channel\u003C\u002Fa> – which he has built from the ground up to the tune of over 178,000 subscribers today. His channel focuses on making things, learning and engineering (largely, all things mechanical). You might even call him the ‘YouTube Engineer.’\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-cnc-1024x576.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28841\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-cnc-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-cnc-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-cnc-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-cnc-1536x864.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-cnc-2048x1152.jpg.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>So, why did I mention that CNC table project? I’m not working on one. I highly doubt that you are making one (no offense) on the side. But Jeremy?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Yeah.\u003C\u002Fem> He’s actually doing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"ds-video\">\u003Ca data-3ds-videoplayer=\"modal\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=rR9ZU63vnVw\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan class=\"ImageCover Border Block\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\u002F\u002Fimg.youtube.com\u002Fvi\u002FrR9ZU63vnVw\u002Fhqdefault.jpg); width:100%; height: 100%;\">\u003Cspan class=\"Btn--circle isCenter\">\u003Ci class=\"Icon Icon--playBig\">\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp>Follow Jeremy as he embarks on a three-part journey we’re sponsoring that will go through the full design and build of a CNC machine! The CNC will be capable of cutting things like 4 x 8-ft sheets of steel or plywood, with an interchangeable table and 4th axis lathe. The videos will cover the mechanical design, electrical design, and the full build with functional testing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-tapping-holes-1024x576.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28842\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-tapping-holes-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-tapping-holes-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-tapping-holes-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-tapping-holes-1536x864.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fjeremy-fielding-tapping-holes-2048x1152.jpg.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Part one, published Tuesday, August 20th, explores how SOLIDWORKS helped him bring his idea to life. Functionally, in his first video, you’ll see him go through a large portion of the table design – using \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fcategory\u002F3d-cad\">SOLIDWORKS\u003C\u002Fa>, with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fproduct\u002Fsolidworks-cam\">SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional\u003C\u002Fa> for the ‘functional testing’ and ongoing usage part!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Be sure to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fchannel\u002FUC_SLthyNX_ivd-dmsFgmJVg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">check out Jeremy’s channel\u003C\u002Fa> and ‘Subscribe’ to get real-time updates as the series progresses, with Jeremy publishing another part of the series each of the next two Tuesdays. 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