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CNC vs. conventional machining

While CNC machines make the process of designing, cutting, and building products more sophisticated and easy to carry out, what’s the real difference between using CNC and conventional machining?

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Edgebander glue pot tips

Here are a few other pointers that will help you to keep your glue applicator in good working condition between rebuilds.

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How to improve CNC cutting using lead ins & ramps

Are your cuts lacking that high-quality finish you were hoping for, even though you’re using the right tools and hold-down system? If the answer is yes, then you may need to examine the way you’re plunging your tools into the material. In most cases, a vertical plunge is a perfectly fine way to start your cutting process. But sometimes, when combined with certain tools and materials, this method can cause a host of problems.

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Determining vacuum's holding force in CNC routers

CNC router tables have a flat, machined surface with grooves or channels over the whole area and rubber seals. Metallurgical advancement in router bits have allowed for higher speed machining, creating a substantial force on the parts on the table, therefore requiring a tremendous hold-down vacuum force on these parts. Vacuum provides the means to create those forces.

Cutting & Grinding (Cutting Tools & Grinders)

Branching out with PCD

To understand why polycrystalline diamond (PCD) is used to cut wood, you have to forget about what is being cut and concentrate on how it is being cut. The speed and accuracy that is needed in the manufacturing process of today are what force the use of diamond. While carbide is measured in cubic millimeters of material removed and we evaluate stone and concrete cutting in terms of inches per minute feed rates, woodworking is discussed in terms of cubic yards per minute of material removed and thousands of feet per minute feed rates.