FEEDS AND SPEEDS
All the many ins and outs of Feeds and Speeds. Feeds and Speeds: The Definitive Guide
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Details Mastering Aluminum Cutting: 11 CNC Router Secrets
Mastering Aluminum Cutting: 11 CNC Router Secrets Can a Router Cut Aluminum? Folks often ask, “Can a CNC Router cut aluminum?” They’re used to seeing them cut wood and plastics. My answer to this question is always, “Yes, any CNC Router can cut aluminum if you do it... 37 Comments
Details CNC Training: Free Online Machinist Training and Guides to Help CNC’ers
Free Online CNC Training Courses 14 Free Online CNC classes and Guides for CNC Machinists. Increase your skills by learning more about Feeds & Speeds, G-Code, and much more. These days, production CNC shops have gotten so busy it’s hard to get good... 0 Comments
Details Best CAD and CAM Software for Beginners [Easy Guide]
Best CAD and CAM Software for Beginners [Easy Guide] CAD CAM Software–what’s that? Let’s face it–there’s a lot to learn as you’re starting out in CNC. CNC is all about computer-controlled machine tools, so a lot of that learning has to do with... 7 Comments
Details Face Mill Speeds and Feeds [Calculator, 45 or 90 Degrees?]
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... 7 Comments
Details High Speed Machining (HSM) [ Definitive Guide ]
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,... 0 Comments
Details 16 Tips to Avoid Tearout and Splintering [ CNC Machining Plywood ]
We’ve all experienced CNC Router Tearout and Splintering while cutting wood at some point. CNC Machining Plywood is especially prone to the problem, but it can happen in many other cases too. Wood CNC Machines that employ cutters are universally prone to this... 0 Comments
Details Feeds and Speeds for Beginners [ LiveStream ]
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... 0 Comments
Details Annular Cutters: Complete Guide [ +Rotabroach ]
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... 0 Comments
Details SFM to RPM [ Easy Surface Speed / SFM Calculator ]
SFM to RPM [Easy Surface Speed / SFM Calculator] How can we convert SFM to RPM? What is SFM? It won’t take long for you to encounter the abbreviation “SFM” (or sometimes “SFPM”) if you are dabbling with machining or CNC. Shortly after,... 0 Comments
Details Easy Guide to CNC Coolant Best Practices
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 of machining coolant. Note: This is Lesson 10 of our Free Email Feeds & Speeds Master... 0 Comments
Details Increase Tool Life, Reduce Tool Wear [ Easy Guide ]
Increase Tool Life, Reduce Tool Wear [ Easy Guide ] This guide will show you 11 ways to radically increase your tool life and reduce tool wear. For details and mechanisms of tool wear, discussion of how to calculate tool wear, and descriptions of tool life monitoring,... 1 Comment
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