by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops
While the US and many other parts of the world has suffered high unemployment in the present difficult economic conditions, Germany’s unemployment rate has steadily declined. It stood at 8.6% in 2007 and today is down to 6.9%. At the same time, they’re...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops
Have you ever seen the Seinfeld skit about the Soup Nazi? It seems there’s a little deli that has the most amazing soup. There’s just one little problem: the owner is the Soup Nazi. If he doesn’t like the way you’re trying to do business, he...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, Feeds and Speeds, Software, Tools and Techniques
The latest release of G-Wizard, 1.610, has added support for Dovetail Cutters. It’s simply to use, just pick the nearest angle to your dovetail (a lot of angles are available) from the dropdown Geometry Menu: To calculate feeds and speeds for a Dovetail, use the...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects
The other day, I dropped by a friend’s store and noticed he was crafting some truly unique trivets, which he was preparing to present as festive gifts: The trivets are made using a 1/8″ endmill and aluminum plate that is a bit thicker than the overall...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, Tools and Techniques
While discussing micromachining, I discovered a fascinating scholarly article detailing how a micro-mill, engineered by some students and staff at Northern Illinois University, operates just as well as commercial machines priced at nearly $100,000. The micro-milling...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Basics, Feeds and Speeds, Software, Tools and Techniques
Certain questions become more apparent over time, and one topic I frequently hear about involves machinists having a difficult time with their fragile micro-mills and other small cutters breaking too often. They are looking for advice on how to prevent this issue. The...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops
We’re delighted to share and highlight the work of our G-Wizard clients, and this contribution from MM Pictures and G-Wizard customer Precision Machinery and Tooling is truly intriguing. Modogrip is an innovative product targeted towards Indie Film Makers. One...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, GCode
We’ve uploaded a fresh edition of our G-Wizard Editor and CNC Simulator today. For those already registered users, you can find the install page here. If you’re not registered yet, feel free to do so by clicking the initial link provided. It’s...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Basics, Software, Tools and Techniques
Imagine the moment after you’ve bought a brand new Haas TM-1 mill. You have been vigorously engaged in your CAD/CAM tasks on a fresh design, and you can’t wait to convert it into immaculate, machined metallic pieces. With its 8.5 HP spindle, the TM-1 could...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, GCode, Software
In the most recent update of G-Wizard Editor and Simulator (specifically release 0.400), we’ve incorporated a multitude of new features. I am excited to share some of them with you. First up, we’ve added Markers to the backplot: Markers show where the...
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by Bob Warfield | 3D Printing, Blog, CNC Projects, Tools and Techniques
For a long while, I’ve been captivated by articles on the domain of Additive Machining. This technique involves augmenting materials to create a component, rather than the traditional approach of machining that takes away material by transforming it into bits....
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, Software
There’s never an end to the reference information a machinist might need. My Machinery’s Handbook almost 2700 pages, and there’s lots of information that can’t be found in there. I get requests from customers to add all sorts of odd...
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