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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![Ball Nose End Mill [Easy Guide to Ball Cutters]](https://www.cnccookbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img_632b3c2348fca.png)
by cncdivi | Sep 21, 2022 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Router, Feeds and Speeds, Tools and Techniques
What are Ball Nose End Mills? A Ball Nose End Mill, also called a “Ball Cutter”, “Ball End Mill”, or a “Ball Nose Mill” is an End Mill whose tip is ground in the shape of a half sphere. Ball End Mills are always center cutting, so...
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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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![Cnc Rack and Pinion [vs Belt Drive or Ballscrew]](https://www.cnccookbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img_632a01f705bcd.jpeg)
by Bob Warfield | Sep 20, 2022 | Blog, CNC Router, DIY CNC
How a rack and pinion drive system works A rack and pinion is a type of linear actuator that comprises a circular gear (the pinion) engaging a linear gear (the gear rack), which operate to translate rotational motion into linear motion. A Rack and Pinion Drive…...
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