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Types of PPE to Manufacture for Covid-19: Complete Guide

by Bob Warfield | Jul 5, 2020 | Blog, CNC Products, CNC Projects, CNC Router, Cool, Guest-Post

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 Routers.  Special thanks to C.R. Onsrud for allowing us to use their...

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G-Wizard Calculator New Release: Version 5.043

by Bob Warfield | Jun 30, 2020 | Blog, CNC Products, Feeds and Speeds, NewFeatures

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 progress.  We’re now up to version 5.043, which I just uploaded to the...

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Spoilboard Cutter Review [8 Popular Router Bits]

by Bob Warfield | Jun 18, 2020 | Blog, CNC Products, CNC Router, Machining Techniques

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 clean up your spoilboard. Why clean up a spoilboard? In order to make...

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Optimize Tool Stickout [ Easy Guide + Bloopers! ]

by Bob Warfield | Jun 14, 2020 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Router, Machining Techniques, Software

Optimize Tool Stickout [ Easy Guide + Bloopers! ] What is Tool Stickout? Tool Stickout is the distance from tip of tool to where the tool’s shank goes into the tool holder or collet.  It’s one of the key dimensions G-Wizard asks for when you are setting up...

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6 Ways G-Wizard Editor Can Save You Time and Money With G-Code

by Bob Warfield | Jun 12, 2020 | Blog, CNC Basics, GCode, Machining Techniques, Software

Are you still using a Text Editor to edit g-code?  Aw, c’mon.  There’s better tools for the job.  Or maybe you just don’t ever want to touch g-code with a 10 foot pole.  Part of that is because you don’t have the right tools to work on g-code. ...

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CNC Memory Full? [ Easy Fix: Make Your G-Code Smaller ]

by Bob Warfield | Jun 10, 2020 | Blog, GCode, Machining Techniques, Software

Ran out of CNC Memory? Living in a world where the average phone has memory measured in gigabytes it’s easy to forget that a lot of very capable CNC machines have far less memory available for gcode–especially older machines.  A real old Fanuc might have...

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