Little Machine Shop Feeds and Speeds Calculator vs G-Wizard

Here is a feature comparison chart that shows the relative functionality of Little Machine Shop vs G-Wizard Feeds and Speeds Calculator:

Feature

G-Wizard

Little Machine Shop

Machine Types

Mill

Y

Y

Lathe

Y

Y

CNC Router

Y

Metric and Imperial Units, Selectable by Field

Y

FEEDS & SPEEDS FEATURES

Automatic Tool Selection for CAM op

Y

Automatic Tool Selection for CAM op using Tool Tables

Y

Optimized Cut Depth for MRR

Y

Optimized Cut Width for MRR

Y

Optimal Combination of Cut Width and Cut Depth

Y

Tool Rubbing Warning

Y

Compute Slowest Feeds and Speeds without Rubbing

Y

Chip Thinning Compensation

Y

Calculates both Roughing and Finishing Passes

Y

Slider Adjustment from Roughing to Finishing

Y

Recommends Entry Method for CAM Toolpath (Plunge, Ramp, Helix)

Y

Computes Entry Method Feeds & Speeds (Plunge Ramp Helix)

Y

Recommends Coolant or Mist by Material

Y

Automatically Scales Back if you exceed machine HP limits

Y

Can adjust to a spindle power curve

Y

Can optimize to a spindle power curve

Y

Can automatically scale back if you exceed machine's rigidity limits

Y

Can automatically scale back if you exceed machine's max feedrate

Y

Adjusts for Material Alloy and Condition

Y

Material DB Entries

1232

Can Calculate a Chamfer Pass

Y

Can Optimize to Control Tool Deflection

Y

Cut Width

Y

Cut Depth

Y

Stickout

Y

Tortoise Hare Slider

Y

Will recommend stickout and warn of excessive stickout

Y

Cut Depth warning when too deep for slitting saws

Y

Can adjust Feeds and Speeds for Helical and Circular holes and bosses

Y

Can adjust Feeds and Speeds for Ramping

Y

Can adjust feedrate to minimize vacuum pop-off

Y

Can compensate for HSM and Trochoidal tool paths

Y

Can adjust for Through Spindle, High Pressure, and Programmable Coolant Nozzles

Y

Cheat Sheet will recommend which parameters to change to achive desired outcome

Y

Will tell you whether to use Climb Milling or Conventional Milling

Y

Will warn if your spindle's minimum rpm is too high for the cut and will suggest work arounds to the problem.

Y

Wiill tell you when you need a peck cycle or parabolic drill based on hole depth.

Y

Will tell you the best twist drill point angle for your material

Y

Will tell you if the material is not compatible with PCD tooling

Y

Will tell you when you should drill a pilot hole

Y

Will tell you when material is too hard to form tap

Y

Will recommend a peck depth

Y

Will tell the best drill size for a reamer

Y

Will warn when you should’nt use the centerline of your cutter

Y

Will warn to use less than 4 flutes in non-ferrous metals

Y

Will compensate for effective diameter on ball noses and such.

Y

Will compute Feeds & Speeds for Plunge Roughing

Y

TOOL TYPES

Carbide Tools

Y

Y

HSS Tools

Y

Y

Cobalt Tools

Y

PCD Tools

Y

Tool Coatings Handled

9

End Mill Tip Types

Normal

Y

Y

Serrated (Corncob) Rougher

Y

Ballnose End Mills

Y

Lolipop End Mills

Y

Chamfers and Countersinks

Y

Corner Rounders

Y

V-Bits

Y

Dovetails

Y

Router Downcut End mIlls

Y

Router Compression End mIlls

Y

Router Straight Flute  End mIlls

Y

Indexable Mill Tip Types

Normal

Y

Serrated (Corncob) Rougher

Y

Ballnose End Mills

Y

Lolipop End Mills

Y

Chamfers and Countersinks

Y

Corner Rounders

Y

V-Bits

Y

Dovetails

Y

Router Downcut End mIlls

Y

Router Compression End mIlls

Y

Router Straight Flute  End mIlls

Y

Twist Drills

Y

Y

Parabolic Drills

Y

Indexable Drills

Y

Spot Drills

Y

Center Drills

Y

Spade Drills

Y

Gun Drills

Y

Reamers

Y

Form Taps

Y

Cutting Taps

Y

Thread Mills

Y

Boring Bars

Y

Saws & Woodruff Cutters

Y

Annular Cutters (Rotabroach)

Y

Turning Tools

OD Turning

Y

Boring Bar for ID Turning

Y

Parting Off

Y

Single-Point Threading

Y

Grooving Tools

Y

THREAD CALCULATOR

Includes Full Featured Thread Calculations and Data for UN and ISO Threads

Y

Optional Full-Featured Thread Calculator that adds many more thread families

Y

Tap Drill Sizes by Thread %

Y

OTHER FEATURES

Includes Tool Inventory management features

Y

Will manage your ToDo list for you using Pomodoro time management

Y

Includes a full range of Geometry Calculators

Right Triangle

Y

Oblique Triangle

Y

Bolt Circles

Y

Dovetails:  Measurement with pins

Y

Tapers:  Includes a list of standard tapers you can plug in

Y

Chamfer/Drill:  With special calculators for center drill, spot drill, twist drill, and countersink

Y

Circle Chords

Y

GD&T True Position

Y

Distance Between Points

Y

Polar / Rectangular Coordinate Conversion

Y

Turner’s Cube Dimensions:  Fun one!

Y

Fits and Tolerances:  Sliding Fits, Press Fits, and all the rest.

Y

Gage Block / Sine Bar:  Tells which blocks from the set make up a given size.  And for the sine bar, what is the length and gage bar stack up to make that length.

Y

Ball Gages:  Calculate all sorts of interesting things when you drop a ball bearing into a hole.

Y

Includes Many Quick Reference Resources for Machinist

Drill Chart showing all the standard sizes of Twist Drills and End Mills.

Y

Fasteners Chart with data on Socket Head Cap Screws, 82 Degree Flat Head Cap Screws, 100 Degree Flat Head Cap Screws, and Metric Flat Head Cap Screws.

Y

Weights and Volumes for all standard sizes of structural steel.  You can choose the material as well as add cost information to calculate price quotes.

Y

Thermal Expansion Calculator

Y

Electrical Page with Ohms Law Calculator and Resistor Color Codes chart.

Y

Servo and Stepper Motor Sizing Calculations for DIY CNC’ers.

Y

G and M-Codes

Y

Hardness Calculator with conversions between all standard hardness measures.

Y

Tool Rigidity Calculator

Y

Chatter Calculator:  Can you tell you what spindle rpms will minimize the chatter.

Y

GD&T symbol reference

Y

Notebook so you can add web pages to your reference materials

Y

Full-Featured Scientific Calculator with Fractions and Unit Conversion

Y

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