by Bob Warfield | May 12, 2022 | Blog, Feeds and Speeds, Machining Techniques, Manual Machining
What Does Strain Hardening or Work Hardening Mean? Strain hardening, or work hardening as it is more often called, is the hardening of metal by plastic deformation. It can be a problem or a benefit in metalworking. Learn what it is and how to avoid or encourage it...
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by Bob Warfield | May 9, 2022 | Blog, CNC Products, CNC Router
This year, we got about 150 responses. The last time we did a CNC Router Survey was 2020, so it’ll be interesting t see what’s changed over the 2 years. Thanks to everyone that contributed by taking the survey! Let’s dig into the numbers and see...
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by Bob Warfield | Apr 26, 2022 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Products, CNC Router, Feeds and Speeds, Machining Techniques, Manual Machining
Chamfer Mill Speeds and Feeds [ Chamfering Tool Guide ] The Chamfer Mill or Chamfering Tools are an essential part of any CNC’ers tooling. They make it easy to put that nice chamfered edge on parts that is such a signature for CNC machined work. This Easy...
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by Bob Warfield | Apr 12, 2022 | Blog, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops, CNC Products, Cool, Machining Techniques, Manual Machining
The other day I came across one of my new favorite workholding solutions. They’re called “Adaptix™ Soft Jaws”, and they’re made by an outfit called Norgen Workholding in Saline, Michigan. What are Adaptix™ Soft Jaws? We’ve all used soft...
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by Bob Warfield | Mar 29, 2022 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops, Feeds and Speeds
Recently, I had a question from a reader that I wanted to talk about: I’ve got a question I was hoping you could answer. It seems like a lot of emphasis is put on calculating feeds and speeds based on chip load. I understand how that could be a metric, but...
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by Bob Warfield | Mar 28, 2022 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Projects, CNC Router, CNC With Jaime, LiveStreams
What is CNC With Jaime? CNC With Jaime is our Learning Series for total beginners. In this course we’ll take Jaime from knowing nothing about CNC to running her own CNC Business. If you’d like to learn CNC the Easy Way, follow along with Jaime as she...
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