Machinist Vise: Complete 2020 Guide
A pair of machinist vises sit side by side on a machine table… A Machinist Vise (also called a Milling Vise) is probably the most popular workholding solution available for milling machines. While...
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CNCCookbook 2020 Machine Shop Marketing Survey Results
The results of our CNCCookbook 2020 Machine Shop Marketing Survey are in! I present all the numbers and benchmarks against two groups: Overall: Results include every respondent. Top Growers: ...
How to Think like a Machinist
Do you Think Like a Machinist? Not every CNC’er does. If I had to guess based on what I see out on the Internet, a surprisingly large number don’t. But it’s worth learning to...
Tormach Launches New 1300PL Plasma Table
Breaking News: Tormach has added a plasma table to their CNC machine lineup. It joins their existing inventory of CNC mills, routers, lathes, and tooling. The best part? It’s a very slick...
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Spoilboard Cutter Review [8 Popular Router Bits]
What is a Spoilboard Cutter? This is an Amana Tool RC-2249 Spoilboard Cutter: It’s used to quickly flatten (also called “surfacing”) large areas with a CNC Router. For example, to...
[ Live Stream ] Blind Hole Tapping YouTube Live with FlexMachineTools
BLIND HOLE TAPPING YOUTUBE LIVE WITH FLEXMACHINETOOLS REGISTER TO WIN A $100 OSG TAP GIVEAWAY Join us for a Live stream event featuring blind hole tapping! We will be blind hole tapping in steel,...
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What is SFM? [ Surprisingly simple to convert SFM to RPM ]
What is SFM? [ Surprisingly simple to convert SFM to RPM ] What is SFM? How can we convert SFM to RPM? You don’t have to be fooling around with machining or CNC long to come across the...
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CNC Coolant Easy Guide [ Mist, High Pressure, Through Spindle, Flood ]
Let’s get off Feeds and Speeds for a minute and talk about CNC Coolant. It’s a pity that cnc coolant is called “coolant”. The truth is, cooling is the least important role cnc coolant. Note: ...
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New Machine Checklist [ Get Ready for Your Big Day ]
Introduction and Goals Getting a new machine is always exciting. But, it’s also a sizable investment. The sooner you can see a return on that investment, the better. That means doing a...
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Blind Hole Tapping Secrets [ Stop Breaking Taps! ]
Blind Hole Tapping Secrets [ Stop Breaking Taps! ] What are Blind Holes? Blind Holes don’t go all the way through the material. Image by By Robert Hewitt Blind Holes don’t go all the...
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Introducing [ LiveStream ] Events with Flex Machine Tools
Trade Shows can be a fantastically time efficient way to learn what’s new in your industry. I’ve certainly done many a brain-cram to come up to speed in a hurry by attending the right...
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[ Live Stream ] Blind Hole Tapping YouTube Live with FlexMachineTools
BLIND HOLE TAPPING YOUTUBE LIVE WITH FLEX MACHINE TOOLS Feel free to ask questions in the comments. [ More Live Stream Events...
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High Speed Machining (HSM) [ Definitive Guide+Speeds and Feeds ]
High Speed Machining (HSM) [ Definitive Guide+Speeds and Feeds ] Note: High Speed Machining is Lesson 11 of our Free Email Feeds & Speeds Master Class. Click here to learn more about...
Types of PPE to Manufacture for Covid-19: Complete Guide
Note: This post relies heavily on material contributed by C.R. Onsrud, who have their own article about how to manufacture Sneeze Guards. They’re one of the premier makers of industrial CNC...
G-Wizard Calculator New Release: Version 5.043
The last time I talked much about a G-Wizard release was a month ago when I put out version 5.031. Since then I have been working away on a series of releases that add up to quite a lot of...