Contributor Mark Grizotsky has developed another timely insight: “When tool-designers develop roughing hobs for milling roughing straight-side spline shifts, they must remember this about the wear of ...

Delcam reported its new FeatureCAM 2012 R2 software for feature-based machining supports turning with live tooling. A new series of strategies for 2.5D roughing is reported by Delcam plc to be the ...

A free update to a US Forest Service-developed rough mill simulator program is now available for members of the wood industry. The ROMI 3.1 simulator is a powerful tool used to model rough mill ...

As new machining techniques become more widespread, it can be tempting for shops to try them out and put their promises to the test. It is important to not only learn how to use a new machining ...

Should you rip saw first or crosscut when machining solid wood? That question and more are the topic of a recent webcast, Rough Milling Lumber for Small to Medium Woodshops," presented by Aaron Brink ...

A nontraditional “hybrid” machining method with roots in the aircraft industry speedily rough-cuts tough materials such as Inconel and titanium Traditionally, aircraft turbine engines used complex ...

1. Focus and register M1-500 off the area of interest. Use M0-50 to return to the saved position. 2. Select File > Open: Q_FAB2. Click Edit > Select All Pattern Elements, then position a pattern over ...

Common rouging practice places a large emphasis on using the highest speeds and feeds to achieve high metal removal rates. But with traditional CNC programming, cutter paths are created that encounter ...