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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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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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6 Ways G-Wizard Editor Can Save You Time and Money With G-Code

by Bob Warfield | Jun 12, 2020 | Blog, CNC Basics, GCode, Machining Techniques, Software

Are you still using a Text Editor to edit g-code?  Aw, c’mon.  There’s better tools for the job.  Or maybe you just don’t ever want to touch g-code with a 10 foot pole.  Part of that is because you don’t have the right tools to work on g-code. ...

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CNC Memory Full? [ Easy Fix: Make Your G-Code Smaller ]

by Bob Warfield | Jun 10, 2020 | Blog, GCode, Machining Techniques, Software

Ran out of CNC Memory? Living in a world where the average phone has memory measured in gigabytes it’s easy to forget that a lot of very capable CNC machines have far less memory available for gcode–especially older machines.  A real old Fanuc might have...

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Fusion 360 Tool Library Import for G-Wizard

by Bob Warfield | Apr 6, 2020 | Blog, Feeds and Speeds, NewFeatures, Software

Two great CNC tools, now working together. I’m excited to report that Fusion 360 Tool Library Import for G-Wizard Calculator is finished and out of Beta Test! I just uploaded G-Wizard v4.996, which has the final incarnation of our F360 Tool Library import...

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