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by Bob Warfield | Oct 3, 2022 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops, Tools and Techniques
What is Metal Swarf and Chips? In metalworking, metal swarf is the metallic chips that are leftover when machining the metal to shape. The history of the term “swarf” is interesting. In Middle English geswearf means “iron filings” or...
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by Bob Warfield | Sep 26, 2022 | Blog, Software, Tools and Techniques
What is a Co-Ax Indicator? It’s a common problem for a machinist to need to find the center of a circular feature–either a boss or a hole. There are a lot of ways to do this ranging from using a probe on a CNC to using one of the many tried-and-true...
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by Bob Warfield | Sep 23, 2022 | Blog, CNC Basics, Tools and Techniques
What is Thermal Expansion? Whenever an object is heated or cooled, its length changes by an amount proportional to the original length and the change in temperature. Thermal Expansion is important to machinists because they’re trying to manufacture parts within...
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![Ball Screws for CNC: Easy Guide [Bearing Blocks, and Anti Backlash Nuts]](https://www.cnccookbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_5cdd8d9e92c40-270x192.png)
by Bob Warfield | Sep 22, 2022 | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC, Tools and Techniques
Ball Screws for CNC: Easy Guide [Bearing Blocks, and Anti Backlash Nuts] Anti Backlash Ball Screwws… While the use of ball screws for cnc is primarily about eliminating backlash, there are other reasons why they’re the premier way of driving motion in CNC...
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by Bob Warfield | Sep 21, 2022 | Blog, CNC Projects, Tools and Techniques
I remember the first time I saw a Lang Chip Fan. A friend showed me on his VMC and we both had ear to ear grins in no time. Imagine a tool that sits in your carousel. Load it up in the machine spindle, spin the spindle, and fan blades pop out to blow...
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