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Some thoughts about Vehicles as platforms with API’s. We want to enable vehicles to be open ecosystem that can support 3rd party applications and utilities of various kinds. These applications and utilities will have access to Open API’s that... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects
Robotic Bartenders, Cocktail Machines, Bionic Bars, whatever you want to call them, I am fascinated by Barbots. You know, completely automated machines that can mix cocktails for you. I’m interested for two reasons. First, I like to entertain,... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Projects, Tools and Techniques
Classic engine turning by Eamonn Keogh… Machining is often about mechanical precision and function, but not always. There is a huge body of knowledge concerned with machining for artistic effect. This article will sample some of the techniques involved. Jeweling and... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, Tools and Techniques
First, a little bit of the theory. If you haven’t already noticed, compressors accumulate a ton of moisture. It’s a good idea to have an electric automatic drain in the bottom of your tank. The moisture comes because the air coming out of the compressor is... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC, Tools and Techniques
Have you ever considered a Z-Axis counterbalance for your CNC machine? It’s an easy addition any DIY CNC enthusiast can make and it improves Z-axis performance. Most commercial VMC’s use one. Here’s a Hurco VM1: You haven’t provided... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC, Tools and Techniques
One of the most accurate ways to measure a bore is with a dial bore gage, but these can be really expensive and seldom used tools. A nice Mitutoyo dial bore gage set is almost $400 as I write this. I loved this gadget by gbritnell I saw on HMEM to adapt a DTI to... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects
I was trying to think of something cool to post around Valentine’s Day, but wasn’t coming up with anything. And then I saw this product–the Monarch Ring Box. It’s manufactured via CNC and anodized in a number of beautiful colors.... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops, CNC Projects
Dude, have you seen what these CNC machines cost? CNC is one of my favorite things in the world, and it is amazing that an individual these days can actually have a full-blown CNC machine that’s more powerful than the machines used to put men on the moon right... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects
Build a Powerful Tramp Oil Skimmer for Your Coolant You didn’t provide any text to rephrase. Please provide a text to proceed. Dang that coolant is stinky today! Flood CNC coolant is a fact of life for many CNC operations, even relatively small machines like the... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, Software, Tools and Techniques
Sure, I can help with that. Could you please provide the text that needs to be rephrased? At CNCCookbook, we have a LOT of educational customers, and we give them a nice educational discount on our software. I got a note from a school wanting to know how they can... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects
Spinning Pocket Lint Fidgeters of Doom! That’s sort of what this latest installment in my CNC gift idea series is about. We started out with jewelry, moved to outdoor gifts, and for something really unusual. The non-tactical EDC-thing is a nod to the... Details by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects
You didn’t include any text in your task. Please provide the text that you want to be rephrased. Hey! What kinda CNC Gifts are you making this year? I recently did an article on 18 CNC Jewelry Gift Ideas to Delight the Non-CNCer in Your Life that was... Details