by Bob Warfield | Jun 2, 2023 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Projects, CNC Router, CNC With Jaime, Tools and Techniques
Imagine creating stunning, professional-quality signs with intricate designs and artistic flair, all with the help of your trusty router and the right router bits. No more settling for cookie-cutter signs that lack personality and creativity. In this blog post,...
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by Bob Warfield | May 29, 2023 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Router, Software, Tools and Techniques
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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by Bob Warfield | May 15, 2023 | Blog, CNC Router, Tools and Techniques, Workshop and Storage
Introduction In the never-ending quest for a pristine and dust-free environment, homeowners, craftsmen, and DIY enthusiasts face a perplexing dilemma: the showdown between two titans of debris management, the Shop Vac and the Dust Collector. This clash of the Titans...
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by Bob Warfield | Mar 16, 2023 | Blog, CNC Router, Tools and Techniques
Step Clamps The most common type of clamps are called step clamps because they have little steps machined on them. They’re commonly used with T-Slots, although you can also use bolt them into a Tooling Plate. Here are some typical Step Clamps: Step Clamp holding down...
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by Bob Warfield | Mar 13, 2023 | Blog, CNC Projects, CNC Router, CNC With Jaime
Get tons of ideas here for your next CNC Router Project! Most of these are cnc wood projects, but I have scattered a few simplified metal projects too that might be suitable cnc projects for routers. 1: Make a Fun Sign Among CNC Router Projects, signs are pretty easy...
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by Bob Warfield | Mar 10, 2023 | Blog, CNC Projects, CNC Router, DIY CNC, Tools and Techniques
What is a 4Axis CNC Router? For the most part, the principals of 4th Axis use with a CNC Router on wood are much the same as the more metal-focused 4th axis articles that have come before. We’ll focus on how it all looks on a CNC Router as well as common...
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by Bob Warfield | Mar 1, 2023 | Blog, CADCAM, CNC Basics, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops, CNC Router
What Is a CNC Machine? CNC stands for Computer Numerical Control, and it just means machines whose cutting is controlled via computer. What’s Different about Wood CNC machines? Nothing has to be different about a Wood CNC Machine. There are plenty of companies...
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by Bob Warfield | Oct 26, 2022 | Blog, CADCAM, CNC Basics, CNC Router, Feeds and Speeds, GCode, Software, Tools and Techniques
Introduction This article will walk you through the basic types of software for CNC Routers. Most folks will not use all of the cnc software described here. But it’s good to know what is out there in case you do have a problem one of these cnc software packages...
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by Bob Warfield | 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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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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by Bob Warfield | Aug 29, 2022 | Blog, CADCAM, CNC Basics, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops, CNC Router, DIY CNC, Software, Tools and Techniques
There are literally thousands of CNC machines available in the world’s markets, and they’re aimed at a huge variety of different audiences. These audiences range from Hobbyists through large scale Aerospace Manufacturers that demand the very best CNC...
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by Bob Warfield | Jun 30, 2022 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Router, DIY CNC
CNC Mill vs Router [How to choose the right one for you] Introduction One of the first decisions you’ll have to make before acquiring a CNC Machine is which kind of CNC Machine do you want? This article focuses on comparing two of the most popular CNC...
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