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The second Google result for this book is a chapter preview from the publisher: https://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/9780134032832/samplepages/9780134032832.p

The second Google result for this book is a chapter preview from the publisher: https://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/9780134032832/samplepages/9780134032832.pdf https://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/9780134032832/samplep... The first result is entire PDF though. I remember back in the old days being a poor student trying to save money spending hours trying to find scans of texts (or making scans in the library). Now it’s the first result in Google! Here’s hoping none of us need to make money through writing…

boredemployee 4y ago
man back in my college days (2006-2012), it was a pain in the ass to have books (materials science) and find stuff online. anyway, i was known as "the king of pdfs". because i always knew how to search things. but now the game is in a whole another level and my fame would fall into oblivion!
- mbustamanter 4y ago
  My trick was searching +"index of" on Google or something like that, I could find all sorts of books that way. What were your tricks?
  - cpach 4y ago
    filetype:pdf These days, Libgen is much more convenient. With that said, I personally prefer buying an official book if available, so that the author can get their royalties. Many publishers even offer DRM-free ebooks.
    - dsfyu404ed 4y ago
      When I can't find a pdf I like buying old editions on eBay for $10 or whatever. I find that having to browse through more info to actually find what I'm trying to reference leads to better ancillary knowledge and understanding than CTRL+Fing a pdf.
sugarkjube 4y ago
> Here’s hoping none of us need to make money through writing… i'd assume pretty soon hardly anybody can still make money through writing as it's easy to ask chatgpt "write me a book titled Motors for makers: A Guide to Steppers, Servos, and Other Electrical Machines". or maybe i lack vision, maybe soon chatgpt can answer "should i use a stepper or a servo for my robot arm", or "how do i wire up stepper xyz on CNC machine ABC", or even "design a 3d printer with parts <$100 on ali express".
- sugarkjube 4y ago
  seems i lack vision. should i use a stepper or a servo for the robot arm i'm designing ? Stepper motors are best for precise, open-loop control applications where position and speed can be accurately controlled. They are also a good choice for low-speed, high-torque applications. However, they tend to be less efficient than servo motors and can generate more heat. Servo motors are best for closed-loop control applications where precise position, speed, and torque control are required. They are also more efficient than stepper motors and generate less heat. However, they tend to be more expensive and less precise than stepper motors. Therefore, if precise control and speed of the arm are the most important factors, a stepper motor may be the better choice. But if overall efficiency and cost are more important, a servo motor may be a better option.
  - abakker 4y ago
    This advice is not good. Robot arms should use harmonic drive gearboxes and servos, IMO. In practice, if the loads are not massively high, the important thing is closed loop steppers or servos, with accurate homing routines and good error handling.
    - diydsp 4y ago
      Agreed. It sounds like a junior engineer bs-ing an interview after reading lots of amateur forums.
      - jakzurr 4y ago
philote 4y ago
The PDF version is directly downloadable via the original site posted (http://www.motorsformakers.com/downloads/mfm.zip http://www.motorsformakers.com/downloads/mfm.zip). They're making money by selling a print version.
- acomms 4y ago
  That zip doesn't include a PDF (Arduino and Py files code/design files).
fatneckbeard 4y ago
its funny how huge chunks of the upper class white collar work force spent their entire youth stealing thousands upon thousands of dollars of stuff with zero punishment.

boredemployee 4y ago

man back in my college days (2006-2012), it was a pain in the ass to have books (materials science) and find stuff online. anyway, i was known as "the king of pdfs". because i always knew how to search things. but now the game is in a whole another level and my fame would fall into oblivion!

mbustamanter 4y ago
My trick was searching +"index of" on Google or something like that, I could find all sorts of books that way. What were your tricks?
- cpach 4y ago
  filetype:pdf These days, Libgen is much more convenient. With that said, I personally prefer buying an official book if available, so that the author can get their royalties. Many publishers even offer DRM-free ebooks.
  - dsfyu404ed 4y ago
    When I can't find a pdf I like buying old editions on eBay for $10 or whatever. I find that having to browse through more info to actually find what I'm trying to reference leads to better ancillary knowledge and understanding than CTRL+Fing a pdf.

sugarkjube 4y ago

> Here’s hoping none of us need to make money through writing… i'd assume pretty soon hardly anybody can still make money through writing as it's easy to ask chatgpt "write me a book titled Motors for makers: A Guide to Steppers, Servos, and Other Electrical Machines". or maybe i lack vision, maybe soon chatgpt can answer "should i use a stepper or a servo for my robot arm", or "how do i wire up stepper xyz on CNC machine ABC", or even "design a 3d printer with parts <$100 on ali express".

sugarkjube 4y ago
seems i lack vision. should i use a stepper or a servo for the robot arm i'm designing ? Stepper motors are best for precise, open-loop control applications where position and speed can be accurately controlled. They are also a good choice for low-speed, high-torque applications. However, they tend to be less efficient than servo motors and can generate more heat. Servo motors are best for closed-loop control applications where precise position, speed, and torque control are required. They are also more efficient than stepper motors and generate less heat. However, they tend to be more expensive and less precise than stepper motors. Therefore, if precise control and speed of the arm are the most important factors, a stepper motor may be the better choice. But if overall efficiency and cost are more important, a servo motor may be a better option.
- abakker 4y ago
  This advice is not good. Robot arms should use harmonic drive gearboxes and servos, IMO. In practice, if the loads are not massively high, the important thing is closed loop steppers or servos, with accurate homing routines and good error handling.
  - diydsp 4y ago
    Agreed. It sounds like a junior engineer bs-ing an interview after reading lots of amateur forums.
    - jakzurr 4y ago

philote 4y ago

The PDF version is directly downloadable via the original site posted (http://www.motorsformakers.com/downloads/mfm.zip http://www.motorsformakers.com/downloads/mfm.zip). They're making money by selling a print version.

acomms 4y ago
That zip doesn't include a PDF (Arduino and Py files code/design files).

fatneckbeard 4y ago

its funny how huge chunks of the upper class white collar work force spent their entire youth stealing thousands upon thousands of dollars of stuff with zero punishment.