FEEDS AND SPEEDS

Carbide Drill Speeds and Feeds [Plus Tips and Techniques]

by Bob Warfield | Nov 19, 2022 | Blog, Feeds and Speeds, Tools and Techniques

Recently I had breakfast with a gentleman who was telling me his tail 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. ...

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CNC Router Software: Easy Guide [ Beginner to Advanced ]

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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2022 End Mill Survey Winners

by Bob Warfield | Oct 24, 2022 | Blog, Feeds and Speeds, Tools and Techniques

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...

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Ball Nose End Mill [Easy Guide to Ball Cutters]

by cncdivi | 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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Work Hardening & Strain Hardening [Machinist’s Guide]

by Bob Warfield | May 12, 2022 | Blog, Feeds and Speeds, Tools and Techniques

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...

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Chamfer Mill Speeds and Feeds [ Chamfering Tool Guide ]

by Bob Warfield | Apr 26, 2022 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Router, Feeds and Speeds, Tools and Techniques

Chamfer Mill Speeds and Feeds [ Chamfering Tool Guide ] The Chamfer Mill or Chamfering Tools are an essential part of any CNC’ers tooling.  They make it easy to put that nice chamfered edge on parts that is such a signature for CNC machined work.  This Easy...

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