FEEDS AND SPEEDS

Face Milling: 45 or 90 Degree Face Mill?

by Bob Warfield | Apr 9, 2021 | Blog, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops, CNC Products, Feeds and Speeds, Machining Techniques, Software

Face Milling Basics What is Face Milling?  Think of milling with the side of an end mill.  The general term for that is “peripheral milling”.  Now, what if we cut strictly with the bottom?  Technically, that’s face milling, though we typically only...

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High Speed Machining (HSM) [ Definitive Guide ]

by Bob Warfield | Mar 5, 2021 | Blog, Feeds and Speeds, Machining Techniques

  High Speed Machining (HSM) [ Definitive Guide ] What is High Speed Machining (HSM)? High speed machining (HSM)–also called trochoidal milling, adaptive clearing, volumill, and more–is a milling technique that can increase material removal rates,...

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16 CNC Router Tips to Avoid Tearout and Splintering

by Bob Warfield | Jan 8, 2021 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Router, Feeds and Speeds

We’ve all experienced CNC Router Tearout and Splintering while cutting wood at some point. Your CNC Router is sailing along in the cut, the part is just starting to emerge from the stock and it looks awesome.  Suddenly, you hear the noise change a bit and a big...

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Feeds and Speeds for Beginners [ LiveStream ]

by Bob Warfield | Nov 18, 2020 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Products, DIY CNC, Feeds and Speeds, LiveStreams, Machining Techniques, NewFeatures, Software

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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Happy 10th Birthday, G-Wizard! [ Anniversary Sale Launched ]

by Bob Warfield | Oct 21, 2020 | Blog, CNC Products, Cool, Feeds and Speeds, Machining Techniques, NewFeatures, Quoting and Estimating, Software

Time has flown and I realized earlier this month we’re celebrating our 10th anniversary.  That’s right, we shipped G-Wizard Calculator, version 1.000, in October 2010.  It’s officially 10 years old. And what an amazing run it has had.  We’ve...

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Annular Cutters: Complete 2020 Guide [ +Rotabroach ]

by Bob Warfield | Oct 11, 2020 | Blog, CNC Products, Feeds and Speeds, Machining Techniques

What is an Annular Cutter? An annular cutter (also called a Rotabroach, core drill, core cutter, broach cutter, trepanning drill, hole saw, or cup-type cutter) is a special type of cutter for making holes.  It is similar to a hole saw for cutting metal.  What’s...

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