MACHINING TECHNIQUES

CNC Coolant Easy Guide [ Mist, High Pressure, Through Spindle, Flood ]

by Bob Warfield | Aug 9, 2020 | Blog, Feeds and Speeds, Machining Techniques, Software

Let’s get off Feeds and Speeds for a minute and talk about CNC Coolant. It’s a pity that cnc coolant is called “coolant”. The truth is, cooling is the least important role cnc coolant. Note:  This is Lesson 10 of our Free Email Feeds & Speeds Master Class. ...

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Blind Hole Tapping Secrets [ Stop Breaking Taps! ]

by Bob Warfield | Jul 25, 2020 | Blog, CNC Basics, Machining Techniques, Software

Blind Hole Tapping Secrets [ Stop Breaking Taps! ] What are Blind Holes? Blind Holes don’t go all the way through the material.  Image by By Robert Hewitt Blind Holes don’t go all the way through the material.  As a result, any chips made during drilling,...

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[ Live Stream ] Blind Hole Tapping YouTube Live with FlexMachineTools

by Bob Warfield | Jul 15, 2020 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Products, Guest-Post, LiveStreams, Machining Techniques, Manual Machining

BLIND HOLE TAPPING YOUTUBE LIVE WITH FLEX MACHINE TOOLS Feel free to ask questions in the comments. [ More Live Stream Events...

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High Speed Machining (HSM) [ Definitive Guide+Speeds and Feeds ]

by Bob Warfield | Jul 12, 2020 | Blog, Feeds and Speeds, Machining Techniques

  High Speed Machining (HSM) [ Definitive Guide+Speeds and Feeds ] Note:  High Speed Machining is Lesson 11 of our Free Email Feeds & Speeds Master Class.  Click here to learn more about the Master Class. Datron’s M8 Cube uses a high speed spindle and...

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Spoilboard Cutter Review [8 Popular Router Bits]

by Bob Warfield | Jun 18, 2020 | Blog, CNC Products, CNC Router, Machining Techniques

What is a Spoilboard Cutter? This is an Amana Tool RC-2249 Spoilboard Cutter: It’s used to quickly flatten (also called “surfacing”) large areas with a CNC Router.  For example, to clean up your spoilboard. Why clean up a spoilboard? In order to make...

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Optimize Tool Stickout [ Easy Guide + Bloopers! ]

by Bob Warfield | Jun 14, 2020 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Router, Machining Techniques, Software

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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