This category contains a variety of machining and machinist tips and tricks derive from our 25+ years of real world chipmaking.
… when it’s a set-up sheet as well. Most people are familiar with the ability of most CNC controls to include COMMENTS in the CNC G code program itself. Comments are designated in a variety of ways from : ( THIS IS A FANUC AND OKUMA COMMENT ) … any text inside ( ) is […]
When is a CNC Program More Than JUST G Code? Read More »
The story has been circulating here about a support issue that was raised recently where a Kipware® conversational customer inquired about how to have KipwareT® output program coordinates using the tool center vs. using G41/G42 cutter compensation and the imaginary tool tip on the control. The conversation went something like this : Support Staff :
Why Use Cutter Compensation In Your CNC Programming ? Read More »
Recently we have been working with some Kipware® conversational clients assisting them in setting up their Kipware® post processor blocks for their G code output. With the addition of our EIA MENU option … users now have greater flexibility in using machine functions ( M ) functions in their G code to accomplish specific tasks.
Deciphering M CODES for Your CNC Machine Read More »
Multi-function tools have been around for quite a while but oftentimes are overlooked for a variety of reasons ranging from lack of understanding to shop inventory. But the truth is that in many situations, multi-function tools can be a key to reduced cycletime … more efficient machining … better workflow … and that ultimate prize
Shop Efficiency Series Part 5 : Multi-Function Tools Read More »
As we have been stressing throughout this Shop Efficiency Series … keeping your spindle running and the green cycle light lit is one of the main keys to making money and profits. In Part 4 we’re going to shift our attention back to the VMC and HMC world and send out some thoughts regarding Tool
Shop Efficiency Series Part 4 : Re-Thinking Your HEIGHT OFFSET Strategy Read More »
We’ve always been a big fan of Sandvik Coromant and their tooling … not just because they are a member of the Kipware® family … but we have always found their tooling, inserts, support and design to be cutting edge and of the best quality. On the shop floor … they were our tooling manufacturer
Shop Efficiency Series Part 3 : Re-Thinking Your Lathe Tooling Read More »
Part 2 in our Shop Efficiency Series will expand a little on Part 1 … and key in on one of the most common workholding options used in the milling world … the vise. Some of the ideas we will present might be old hat for the more professionals in the group … but it’s
Shop Efficiency Series Part 2 : The Infamous MILLING Vise !! Read More »
It’s the age old manufacturing quest … how to reduce the cycletime and machine parts faster. And although cycletime is a major factor in the making profits equation … concentrating too much on cycletime can sometimes make you miss the bigger problems … the bigger deficiencies in the shop … the bigger money wasting issues.
Shop Efficiency Series Part 1 : Cycletime VS Workholding Read More »
Every once in a while we like to bring attention for our readers to new and innovative machining and workholding products and process that we feel are beneficial to our readers. Such is the case in the Making Chips post as we focus and bring attention to a new workholding clamp from Carr Lane Manufacturing
Product Spotlight : ID Clamps from Carr Lane Manufacturing Read More »
We’ve all been there … Crashville. It’s not a place you want to visit frequently … but inevitably, we all make a visit. When I first started in CNC, one of my mentors told me “If you don’t bump it once in a while … you’re not experimenting … not trying new approaches … and
CNC Lathe Headstock – Alignment Checks and Adjustments Read More »
