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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![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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![Bolt Grades Chart and Strengths [ Quick Reference + PDF ]](https://www.cnccookbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/BoltMarkingsThumb-270x192.jpg)
by Bob Warfield | Sep 12, 2022 | Blog, Tools and Techniques, Workshop and Storage
US Bolt Grades Chart with Strength Chart The most common SAE bolt grades are Grade 2, Grade 5, and Grade 8. Metric Bolt Grades Chart with Strength Chart The most common bolt grades are 8.8, 10.9, and 12.9. What Are These Numbers? Bolts are made at different...
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by Bob Warfield | Sep 12, 2022 | Blog, CNC Basics, DIY CNC, Tools and Techniques
Tram is the squareness of your milling machine head to the table and Tramming is the act of adjusting the mill head to be square. There is tram parallel to the x-axis, and tram parallel to the y-axis (sometimes called “nod”). Depending on your machine, you...
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