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Chip Thinning [ Free Calculator ] & Rubbing
Note: Chip Thinning & Rubbing is Lesson 3 of our Feeds and Speeds Master Class. Sign up by clicking the link. Chip Thinning and Rubbing: two reasons why slowing down may not lead to longer tool life. A lot of Beginning CNC’ers back way off recommended...
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50 Interview Question Ideas for CNC Jobs
I have always told managers that the one decision that is the most important one they will ever make is hiring. No other decision has the potential to cause so much pain if done poorly, or to make the manager’s job and the underlying business more...
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4 Weird Tricks to Tram a Milling Vise
So you’re tired of sweeping an indicator across your vise jaws to bring it into tram? Here’s 4 fast ways to tram a milling vise: #1 Fastest and Most Accurate Put a pair of aluminum softjaws on the vise, stick an appropriate endmill in the spindle,...
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10 Questions You Could Answer If You Had a Cut Knowledge Base
First question you might like to answer is, “What the heck is a Cut Knowledge Base?” Simply put, a Cut Knowledge Base (hereafter referred to as a “Cut KB”) is a way of organizing your notes about what worked and what didn’t to make it...
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10 New Year’s Resolutions You SHOULD Keep This Year!
Did you make some New Year’s Resolutions this year? You really should. 2022 is going to be a growth year for CNC. Right here at the beginning is your chance to take on some new challenges and learn some new things that will help ensure you grow too this year....
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Material Removal Rate [Optimizing MRR for Bigger Profits]
What is Material Removal Rate (MRR)? Material Removal Rate, sometimes called Metal Removal Rate, is the rate at which raw material is removed from a part in a given period of time by machining operations. It’s abbreviation is MRR. Material Removal Rate...
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Optimize Depth of Cut and Stepover for Better CNC Milling
Optimize Depth of Cut and Stepover for Better CNC Milling Note: This is Lesson 5 of our Free Email Feeds & Speeds Master Class. Click here to learn more about the Master Class. Cutting Speed, Feed Rate, Stepover, and Depth of Cut. Before you can...
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Building the CNCCookbook Fat Tire E-Bike Conversion, Part 1
I’ve been wanting to get some more exercise, and bicycle riding is ideal. I live in gorgeous Northern California where the weather is great most of the year and the scenery is fantastic. Just one little problem: my house is atop a very steep hill. ...
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How To: Titanium Machining [Tooling, Tips, and Techniques]
Introduction to Titanium Machining Discover how to machine titanium, it’s easier than you’d think, especially with our free checklist. Titanium exhaust for McLaren sports car… Titanium and titanium alloys are staples in aerospace, medical,...
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IH Mill VFD & CNC Spindle and Coolant Control
The work required to control the mill spindle from Mach3 is not terribly hard, but there are a lot of details, so I’ve split it off to a different page to make it easier to follow this subsystem. Controller Board Selection Given the Smoothstepper and Geckos...
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2021 CNCCookbook End Mill Survey Winners
Thanks to everyone who participated in our 2021 End Mill Survey (almost 300 votes cast for 97 brands), we’re ready to present the results. To make it easier to see trends, I’m using the same format I did for the 2018 End Mill Survey, the last End Mill Survey we did. ...
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