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Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sale Launched [ +Something New This Year! ]

by Bob Warfield | Nov 22, 2020 | Blog, Cool, Software

Happy Holidays, CNC’ers! Okay, I admit it.  I have seen a lot of Black Friday sale announcements.  On the one hand, I get excited when things I am interested in go on sale.  In fact, I have a list of things I hold back on until they go on sale.  Gotta make those...

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Feeds and Speeds for Beginners [ LiveStream ]

by Bob Warfield | Nov 18, 2020 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Products, DIY CNC, Feeds and Speeds, LiveStreams, Machining Techniques, NewFeatures, Software

We did this live video stream Monday at 10am Pacific, so I wanted to post the recording in case you hadn’t been able to attend or wanted to review some part of it.  The LiveStream was very well attended and there’ve been a number of views since, so...

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What is CNC Machining and CNC Machines? [2020 Easy Guide]

by Bob Warfield | Oct 23, 2020 | Blog, CNC Basics, Machining Techniques

CNC Machining is a manufacturing process where computers run programs that control how the machines will manufacture parts.  These CNC Programs using CNC Software can control everything from the motions the machine makes to spindle speed, turning coolant on or off,...

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Happy 10th Birthday, G-Wizard! [ Anniversary Sale Launched ]

by Bob Warfield | Oct 21, 2020 | Blog, CNC Products, Cool, Feeds and Speeds, Machining Techniques, NewFeatures, Quoting and Estimating, Software

Time has flown and I realized earlier this month we’re celebrating our 10th anniversary.  That’s right, we shipped G-Wizard Calculator, version 1.000, in October 2010.  It’s officially 10 years old. And what an amazing run it has had.  We’ve...

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Annular Cutters: Complete 2020 Guide [ +Rotabroach ]

by Bob Warfield | Oct 11, 2020 | Blog, CNC Products, Feeds and Speeds, Machining Techniques

What is an Annular Cutter? An annular cutter (also called a Rotabroach, core drill, core cutter, broach cutter, trepanning drill, hole saw, or cup-type cutter) is a special type of cutter for making holes.  It is similar to a hole saw for cutting metal.  What’s...

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G-Wizard Super Easy Beta Test

by Bob Warfield | Oct 3, 2020 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Products, Feeds and Speeds, NewFeatures, Software

Each year I try to take some time during the year to make G-Wizard easier to use.  This is typically when the biggest User Interface changes are made, and so I like to provide them initially as a Beta Test and get feedback before folding the changes into the...

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