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by Bob Warfield | Jul 31, 2020 | Blog, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops
Introduction and Goals Getting a new machine is always exciting. But, it’s also a sizable investment. The sooner you can see a return on that investment, the better. That means doing a little planning and organizing to make sure your New Machine Day goes...
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by Bob Warfield | May 23, 2020 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops, CNC Products, CNC Projects, Machining Techniques
Complete Guide to Fixture Plates, Tooling Plates, and Modular Fixtures A Fixture Plate (also called Tooling Plates and Modular Fixtures) can save you a tremendous amount of time and work when setting up a CNC Machine. This Complete Guide walks you through what they...
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by Bob Warfield | Apr 23, 2020 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops, Machining Techniques
If you’re at home, you may not need Covid 19 Best Practices, although practicing some of them in the home may increase your safety margin. If your shop is doing Essential Work, you’re going in and working. Your shop needs Covid 19 Best Practices to help...
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by Bob Warfield | Mar 27, 2020 | Blog, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops
So you own your own CNC machine. Congratulations! Now you’re thinking you’d like to make some money with it. Start a Machine Shop Business of some kind. Make at least enough to pay for the machine. Or, you’d like to supplement your income a bit....
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by Bob Warfield | Mar 26, 2020 | Blog, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops, Quoting and Estimating, Software
CNC Machine Hourly Rate Calculator Our G-Wizard Estimator software has a Machine Hourly Rate Calculator. A lot of shops use the notion of hourly rate on machines to help with job cost estimation and quotation, but there’s not a lot of information available...
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by Bob Warfield | Mar 21, 2020 | Blog, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops, CNC Projects, Machining Techniques
These are difficult and crazy times. We’re all wondering when things will go back to normal and what it will mean to each of us and our families. Reflecting on the situation, I was reminded of something I learned a long time ago. My biggest successes have all...
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