Dust is such a dirty thing! But when it comes to machining graphite, dust can be a machine killer.
The use of graphite in EDM machining is very common in the US, and is increasingly used in Europe and Asia. It is easy to machine, has excellent wear resistance, and performs well in most EDM [...]
A note from CNC Report host Jay Pierson: Hello everybody. I was all geared up to do another episode, one that would impress and inspire, but then I ran across a presentation that does a far greater job of impressing and inspiring than I ever could. Woody Norris is an inventor and entrepreneur [...]
Update: Please see out hands on product review of this product at http://www.cncreport.com/productreview-silvent-cold-air-nozzle/.
Cold air cutting doesn’t require hooking up the AC to your machine. Cold air guns convert compressed air into cold air without the use of any moving parts. It’s almost magical, yet it’s simple science.
The Silvent F1 Air Nozzle is designed [...]
In this week’s episode, host Jay Pierson interviews Ed Cross from Oxygen Education. The company has developed a program for learning Haas controls appropriately found at LearnHaas.com. Plus, learn a little more about what Jay thinks of today’s formal educational system.
Haas Automation has made it even easier for Fadal owners to make the switch by allowing them to bring their programs with them. The Haas control will now translate and run most Fadal-specific CNC programs – without re-posting or manual editing – right at the Haas control. The program can then be set up [...]
The Kalamazoo Machine Tool Model H310SA semi-automatic horizontal bandsaw allows quick and easy setup, and full-cycle semi-automatic operation. The sawing controls are simple, logical, and easy to understand. The operator places the workpiece in the machine and then pushes a single button. The vise clamps and the material size is automatically sensed by the sawframe, [...]
The fax machine is a powerful tool that gained widespread use in the 1980’s, but with email becoming a far superior method of transmitting documents, the fax is quickly becoming an archaic, yet necessary component to the modern office. Though I would personally love to eliminate its use altogether, it remains so easy for [...]
A few months ago we covered Modern Applications News Magazine’s announcement of going to an all digital format. We believed their attitude, their boldness and their leadership in taking another step toward the new direction of 21st century publishing was the right way to go. Well, we were wrong. And we’re “MAN” [...]
The WD-40 Company is introducing WD-40 Trigger Pro – a non-aerosol product with the same WD-40 formula to better meet the needs of its industrial end-users.
The latest innovative delivery system in the WD-40 brand product line, WD-40 Trigger Pro features an easy-to-hold ergonomic can and a multi-action nozzle that allows users to spray WD-40 as [...]
“Speeds and Feeds” or “Feeds and Speeds”? Either way, here at CNCReport.com, we want to provide the best info to seasoned as well as new machinists in the industry. Now, we’re providing helpful tools to our readers as well. We’ve added a Feeds and Speeds Calculator to the site as our first [...]
