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What is 5 Axis CNC Machining?

Ivan — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:18:33 +0000

Before understanding 5 axis CNC machining, you’ll have to understand what a normal 2 axis and 3 axis CNC machining is. A 2 axis CNC machining system has the ability to modify objects on a plane. This plane has only two coordinate systems, the x and the y axis. Objects can be moved on a plane. If the plane is upright then an object can be modified top to bottom and left and right or forward and backward...

Applications of Precision CNC Machining in World Today

Ivan — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:55:52 +0000

If you want to pursue a career in precision CNC machining then the future is bright for you. There are so many applications of precision CNC machining in the world today. From electronics to the arts, such precision is demanded from the professional. If you are doing CNC machining as a hobby right now then you might want to consider taking your hobby to another level. You may want to be more precise and be more specialized with what you do. If you are in the CNC machining business already and are looking for an extra service then precision CNC machining may be your next stream of revenue...

What is Precision CNC Machining?

Ivan — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:36:39 +0000

Precision CNC machining is all about paying attention to the details. It is about paying attention to the details at the micron level. If you think that you have made a big mistake by being half a centimetre off in your wood carvings then you should think again. Typically, this type of machining can only tolerate up to several microns of error. We are not talking about centimetres here but errors in the microscopic level already. Your eyes aren’t sharp enough to see the errors committed in this level. Any more errors that exceed the tolerable micron level are considered dull already...

Doing CNC Machining Projects

Ivan — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:47:47 +0000

CNC machining has so many applications and uses. You can’t even enumerate all of them. After understanding the five steps of the CNC machining process, you can now move on to applying them. If you are a hobbyist or if you are doing CNC machining for a living then you can expect a lot of exciting projects in such field. There is never a dull day in the workshop. If your mind is always working then you can expect your workshop to be an entertaining place all the time...

The Machining Stage in the CNC Machining Process

Ivan — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:13:40 +0000

The final stage in the CNC machining process is the machining itself. CNC machining is basically the manual machining activity. This is the part where actual machination happens. This is when the holes are drilled in objects. This is where art is carved onto a block of wood. This is the where the actual transformation of an object happens. It is when raw material is turned into a finished product...

Controlling in the CNC Machining Process

Ivan — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:23:02 +0000

CNC control is the fourth step of the CNC machining process. After the design has been translated into machine language through G-Code, it is now time to put the G-Code and the instructions into motion. The CNC control stage of the CNC machining process is broken down into three parts namely the CNC control computer, the CNC control software, and the CNC controller itself...

CAM in the CNC Machining Process

Ivan — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:55:44 +0000

CAM is short for Computer Aided Manufacturing. CAM is the third step in the CNC machining process. CAM tries to translate your designs into machine code. In the field of CNC machining, your designs must be understood by a machine. The CAM stage in the CNC machining process makes this possible. There are several steps in the CAM stage of the CNC machining process. The first thing that you’ll have to determine is the kind of machine that you’ll use in your CNC machining process. Are you going to use a cutting machine or a smoothing machine? Identifying the tool that you’ll use is essential. You don’t want a steel driver poking a hole into an object that is tougher than it. You will ruin the tool and your final product...

Using Computer Aided Design in CNC Machining

Ivan — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:33:53 +0000

CAD is short for Computer Aided Design. CAD is one of the essential steps in CNC machining. After designing or making a blueprint of your design in your head or on paper, you’ll have to translate your design into ones and zeroes. In other words, CAD is basically translating your designs so that it can be understood by the computer. Using CAD is essential in the CNC Machining process. CAD, as an essential phase of CNC machining, goes a long way back. CAD was developed in the early 1960’s. It was used to accurately describe designs. This was during the NC era or the numerically controlled era. Manufacturers wanted to be more exact when they were designing parts, machines, objects, and the like. Through computers, they discovered that they could increase accuracy and minimize errors dramatically. Prints or blueprints were hand drawn before and there were a lot of inaccuracies then. CAD eliminated a lot of those errors...

CNC Machining Design

Ivan — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:10:40 +0000

CNC machining design is all about thinking and planning about what you’re going to build. Take note that if you are planning properly then you can expect good results. A wise man once said that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. You don’t want to start doing something without planning properly. The CNC machining process begins with the designing phase. If you want to do CNC machining properly then you’ll have to make sure that you design things properly first...