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CNCCookbook 2021 CAD Survey [ Market Share, Customer Satisfaction ]
CNCCookbook 2021 CAD Survey [ Market Share, Customer Satisfaction ] It’s time to present the results of the CNCCookbook 2021 CAD Survey! I will present the results in two installments. The first is this article, and the second will be in the form of a further...
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Feeds and Speeds for Beginners [ LiveStream ]
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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Easy Guide to CNC Coolant Best Practices
Let’s get off Feeds and Speeds for a minute and talk about CNC Coolant. It’s a pity that cnc coolant is called “coolant”. The truth is, cooling is the least important role of machining coolant. Note: This is Lesson 10 of our Free Email Feeds & Speeds Master...
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Blind Hole Tapping Secrets [ Stop Breaking Taps! ]
Blind Hole Tapping Secrets [ Stop Breaking Taps! ] What are Blind Holes? Blind Holes don’t go all the way through the material. Image by By Robert Hewitt Blind Holes don’t go all the way through the material. As a result, any chips made during drilling,...
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6 Ways G-Wizard Editor Can Save You Time and Money With G-Code
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 ]
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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CNC Machine Hourly Rate Calculator
CNC Machine Hourly Rate Calculator The G-Wizard Estimator software we offer includes a Machine Hourly Rate Calculator. Numerous shops employ the concept of machine hourly rates to aid in job cost estimations and quotations. However, there’s a lack of readily...
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CNCCookbook 2020 CAD Survey [ Market Share, Customer Satisfaction ]
Article Update: Adding the results from our second installment. Additional data begins below the first installment with share of free, educational, and pirated users. Congratulations to our Gold and Silver Customer Satisfaction Award winners! ...
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CNC Router Bits [ Types, For Wood, Easy Guide ]
CNC Router Bits [ Types, For Wood, Guide ] CNC Router Bits are uniquely designed to harness the unique features of CNC Routers, in addition to the specific materials and employment scenarios they are utilized in. For a deeper understanding of how CNC Mill contrasts...
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37 Things Your CAM Won’t Do For You That GCode Programming Can
37 Things Your CAM Won’t Do For You That GCode Programming Can Special Offer: G-Wizard G-Code Editor and Simulator [Free] Download Now The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated — Mark Twain Myth: G-Code Programming is a Thing of the Past Reality:...
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Feeds and Speeds Artificial Intelligence [ New G-Wizard Power ]
Lately, artificial intelligence is on the upswing. Lots of articles about how it’s going to take our jobs or about how people like Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking think it could be the end of civilization. I’ve been involved with artificial...
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