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CNC Reference Information Groups& Organizations ReferenceData Suppliers Individual's Sites CNC Books Calculators & Reference Charts Free CNC Software Machinist's Dictionary CNC Resources Here are the 6 Best Books for CNC’ers and Machinists that I know.... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC, Tools and Techniques, Workshop and Storage
These are projects that will make your workshop more productive. Belt Sander Idea Gallery DIY Disc Sander Shop Compressed Air System Welding and Fabrication – Welding Table – Press Brake Attachment Workshop Organization 32 Killer Workshop... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC, Tools and Techniques
Editor’s Note: This was one of the first manual machining projects I did many years ago on my new manual lathe. I used it for many years after that. Somehow, I always manage to open a lot of cans of worms before I complete anything. In this case, I... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC, Tools and Techniques
What’s a Home Switch and How is It Used? Suppose you have no home switches. Every time you shut off the mill it loses track of its position. I used to go through this drill. If a servo faults, if I hit the E-Stop, or if I just wanted to shut down for the night,... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, Tools and Techniques
Rotary table milling is a fact of life for using a manual milling machine. There are lots of operations that require rotary table milling. Conversely, if you use CNC, you’ll find that the rotary table sits gathering dust. That is unless you plan to... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, Tools and Techniques
A friend of mine and I are interested in making a rifle stock with CNC to fit a Mauser action so we can have some nice target rifles. Part of that project will require a new stock for the rifles, and I’d like to make one using a CNC router that’s my own... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, GCode
G-Code Coordinate Rotation, Offsets, and Scaling CNCCookbook’s G-Code Tutorial Introduction G-Code has some powerful operations that allow you to transform coordinates and mold them to your needs. This chapter in the G-Code Tutorial is all about introducing what kinds... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC
Servos are closed loop devices. They operate by comparing the position they’re supposed to be at with the position their encoder says they actually are at and applying current to the servo motor until the two match. This linkage between the encoder and motor is... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC, Software
I really liked CNCZone member ger21’s Aqua screen set, both because it looks a lot crisper and more modern than the default 1024.set screens, and also because I think the real estate is better organized and better suited to a touch screen I’ll... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, GCode, Software
Gcode G91 & Gcode G90: CNC Absolute and Incremental Programming CNCCookbook’s G-Code Training: CNC Programming Here’s the scoop: gcodes G90 and G91 tell your CNC machine whether to use absolute or incremental coordinates. What’s the Difference... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Router, Feeds and Speeds, Tools and Techniques
Mastering Aluminum Cutting: 11 CNC Router Secrets Can a Router Cut Aluminum? Folks often ask, “Can a CNC Router cut aluminum?” They’re used to seeing them cut wood and plastics. My answer to this question is always, “Yes, any CNC Router can cut aluminum if you do it... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Basics, DIY CNC, Feeds and Speeds, GCode, Tools and Techniques
Free Online CNC Training Courses 14 Free Online CNC classes and Guides for CNC Machinists. Increase your skills by learning more about Feeds & Speeds, G-Code, and much more. These days, production CNC shops have gotten so busy it’s hard to get good... Details