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Face Milling: 45 or 90 Degree Face Mill?

by Bob Warfield | Apr 9, 2021 | Blog, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops, CNC Products, Feeds and Speeds, Machining Techniques, Software

Face Milling Basics What is Face Milling?  Think of milling with the side of an end mill.  The general term for that is “peripheral milling”.  Now, what if we cut strictly with the bottom?  Technically, that’s face milling, though we typically only...

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Three Characteristics of Top Performing Shops

by Bob Warfield | Mar 30, 2021 | Blog, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops, Guest-Post

We’re pleased to offer this guest posting from our friends at Xometry for some great tips on how small shops can get a foot in the door at large organizations.  Some good ideas to get your business faster this year!  Learn more about how Xometry can help CNC shops...

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CNCCookbook 2021 CAM Survey [ What’s the best CAM? ]

by Bob Warfield | Mar 13, 2021 | Blog, CNC Products, Software

Each year, we run a number of surveys so that you can compare market trends from one year to the next.  We released the results of our CAD survey not long ago, so now it’s time to run our CAM survey. CAD and CAM software are the most important software packages...

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High Speed Machining (HSM) [ Definitive Guide ]

by Bob Warfield | Mar 5, 2021 | Blog, Feeds and Speeds, Machining Techniques

  High Speed Machining (HSM) [ Definitive Guide ] What is High Speed Machining (HSM)? High speed machining (HSM)–also called trochoidal milling, adaptive clearing, volumill, and more–is a milling technique that can increase material removal rates,...

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How to Get Large Companies to Shop Small

by Bob Warfield | Feb 26, 2021 | Blog, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops, Guest-Post

We’re pleased to offer this guest posting from our friends at Xometry for some great tips on how small shops can get a foot in the door at large organizations.  Some good ideas to get your business growing faster this year!  Learn more about how Xometry can help CNC...

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CNCCookbook 2021 CAD Survey [ Market Share, Customer Satisfaction ]

by Bob Warfield | Jan 21, 2021 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Products, Cool, Software

It’s time to present the results of the CNCCookbook 2021 CAD Survey! I will present the results in two installments.  The first is this article, and the second will be in the form of a further update to this article.  If you’re part of our email newsletter (signup is...

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