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FEEDS AND SPEEDS
All the many ins and outs of Feeds and Speeds. Feeds and Speeds: The Definitive Guide
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A Comprehensive Guide to CNC Milling Tools and Their Uses
Ever wondered how intricate parts and components are crafted with precision in the manufacturing world? The secret lies in the power of CNC milling tools. These high-tech cutting tools create a vast array of shapes, slots, and holes, enabling manufacturers to bring...
How to Calculate Cutting Force when Machining
What is cutting force? Cutting force is the resistance of the material being cut against the intrusion of the cutting tool. The force directions and strengths can vary based on the different machining process such as turning, milling, drilling and so on. Cutting...
Easy Guide to Tool Wear: Types, Causes and Remedies
Hello CNC’ers! Today, we’ll discuss tool wear and how you can diagnose it for a job. In general tool wear is loss of material from a cutting tool. Wear entails a loss in the volume and geometry of the tooling. Wear of tools is caused by several...![Corner Radius End Mills [Bull Nose]: Guide](https://www.cnccookbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_6407a873c2362.png)
Corner Radius End Mills [Bull Nose]: Guide
What is a Corner Radius Endmill (or Bull Nose end mills) Corner radius end mills also called bull nose end mills) are normal square end mills that have a slight radius ground into their edges. The radius helps distribute cutting forces evenly to prevent damage to the...
Woodruff & Keyseat Cutters: Easy Guide to Keyway, Key, & Keyseat CNC Work
Whenever we need to affix a part to a shaft, such as a gear or pulley, keyways, keys, and keyseat work or woodruff work comes into play. So, let’s begin by getting our terminology straight. A Keyway is a slot of some kind that is used to align the part on...![Carbide Drill Speeds and Feeds [Plus Tips and Techniques]](https://www.cnccookbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_63795ba00e2e2-1080x675.png)
Carbide Drill Speeds and Feeds [Plus Tips and Techniques]
Recently I had breakfast with a gentleman who was telling me his tale of woe. He had to drill hundreds of holes in some steel electrical panels on his CNC Router, and things were not going well. Tool life on his drill bits in particular was terrible. ...![CNC Router Software: Easy Guide [ Beginner to Advanced ]](https://www.cnccookbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/img_635976e28def5.png)
CNC Router Software: Easy Guide [ Beginner to Advanced ]
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...
2022 End Mill Survey Winners
Each year we survey CNCCookbook readers (that’d be you, gentle reader) about which End Mill brands they like to use. The information is helpful to anyone who needs to shop for end mills. After all, in most markets we know who the most popular brands...![Ball Nose End Mill [Easy Guide to Ball Cutters]](https://www.cnccookbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img_632b3c2348fca.png)
Ball Nose End Mill [Easy Guide to Ball Cutters]
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...![Work Hardening & Strain Hardening [Machinist’s Guide]](https://www.cnccookbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_627aedb4b7c5e.png)
Work Hardening & Strain Hardening [Machinist’s Guide]
What Does Strain Hardening or Work Hardening Mean? Strain hardening, or work hardening as it is more often called, is the hardening of metal by plastic deformation. It can be a problem or a benefit in metalworking. Learn what it is and how to avoid or...![Chamfer Mill Speeds and Feeds [ Chamfering Tool Guide ]](https://www.cnccookbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_5b4e249ef1f99.png)