And this is why you have safety doors on cnc lathes.....
.....and this is why they are so heavy.
I have stumbled upon this video the other day.
It shows a very good reason to keep those doors closed at all times when runing your machine.
.....and this is why they are so heavy.
I have stumbled upon this video the other day.
It shows a very good reason to keep those doors closed at all times when runing your machine.
Hello gentleman,
This has been a great run.
Many of suggested features were implemented.
All of the reported bugs fixed and still there is so much to do left.
Out "get it for free" program however has ended.
Here is a list of people who qualified for a free license.
Name |
Bug |
Accepted Suggestions |
Points |
bevinp | 1 | 1 | 2 |
spooq | 1 | 1 | |
jason.t | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Kennis | 2 | 2 | |
rlockwood | 2 | 2 | |
Bruce | 1 | 1 | |
RotoRob | 1 | 1 | |
alloutmx | 2 | 2 | |
Scott_M | 2 | 2 | |
cschaffter | 1 | 1 | |
Blue_Chips | 4(too many to count) | 2 | 6 |
rem300wm | 1 | 1 | |
mike | 2 | 2 | |
rloncohen | 1 | 1 | |
xthump | 1 | 1 | |
ChristopherSims | 1 | 1 |
Users who earned at least 2 points got qualified!
Pleaase send me email at cnc@zero-divide.net with your:
Name
Last Name
email address
Computer ID key
Those are users who gave suggestions on support forums.
If you wrote me emails, please get in touch with me anyway. Most of my email contacts who was involved into beta-testing have already gotten their keys.
Qualified users who suggested by email are:
If you feel left out please get in touch with me. i could have forgotten somebody.
HSMAdvisor is going fully commercial.
After September the 1st 30th, three seat license for HSMAdvisor currently available for just 75$ will cost 249$
Here are final prices for different packages that will be available:
Basic Individual License
Special Company-Wide License
Hurry UP you only have few days left!!
Shrink fit holders and extensions often come with a big through hole.
Its primary use is to allow the shank be knoked out from he back should the tool ever snap off. It is also used to supply coolant for CTS machines.
Unfortunately said hole affects rigidity of the holder making it more likely to chatter leaving bad surface finish and badly affecting tool life.
There is however an old trick to prevent or minimize the chatter.
All you have to do is pack that hole with some thick grease.
Don't forget to cap off the oppening so that grease does not escape when the tool is spinning.
Here are several photos of surface finish before and after grease application. All cutting parameters were exactly the same in both cases.
I have just published a latest update to our FSWizard for android platform.
Starting from version 1.1 calculations will be persistent. Which means that app will remeber all input fields when its shut down and re-instate them on launch.
Program functions are now accessed through a drop down menu located in the header.
Also tool data is now resetting to default when tool type is changed.
There is a new addition too.
We now have triangle calc
HSMAdvisor version 0.5 has just become available on downloads page.
There are many improvements and fixes in there.
But the most noticable one is improved Circular Compensation Calculator.
Located on FSWizard page and only available for milling tools it allows to calculate with of cut by stock or pilot hole diameter.
Also helical angle calculator hels converting degrees to pitch and vise-verse.
Check it out!
We all have manufacturer speed & feed charts and have used their recommendations.
But sometimes those charts just don't apply.
For example manufacturer charts assume you are using their endmills at a certain stickout length, flute length and at a certain depth of cut.
But in the real life you rarely match all these conditions.
Sometimes you need to use longer endmill. Sometimes your flute is longer than what manufacturer gave you speeds and feed for.
What i am trying to say is that whenever your real life conditions differ from "normal" you "need to adjust accordingly".
In fact this is what is printed below many charts.
Too bad not many sources tell you how and what to adjust.
While failure to adjust cutting parameters often leads to chatter, poor surface finish and even tool breakage, one of the biggest mistakes people do when machining is
Read MoreI often read how somebody is suggesting other people to use TiAlN coated tooling for machining aluminum alloys.
I even see that coming from developers of other cnc speed and feed calculators who should know better.
Wake up people and stop misinforming your users.
TiAlN coating is NOT FOR Aluminum!
The best online cnc speed and feed calculator FSWizard is now available as an app for iPhone and Android.
CNC Milling and Turning Speed and Feed Calculator For Machinists on the palm of your hand!
Absolutely the best handheld CNC machinist's speed and feed calculator around.
Calculate cutting conditions simply by choosing your work and tool material.
No need to know any numbers.
FSWizard will automatically use recommended cutting speed and chipload.
* Made by a machinist for machinists *
Improve productivity and optimize cutter life.
* Milling, Drilling, Tapping and Turning
* Suggests optimum cutting depth and balances cutting parameters.
* Supports Chip thinning and HSM machining.
* Required Power estimation, Recommended Depth/Width of Cut for extra-long cutters.
* Built in tap drill calculator to calculate not only cutting speed and feed , but also drill dia in accordance with desired thread engagement.
* Drill and Tap charts for both imperial and metric systems.
* Oblique Triangle Calculator
* Fillet Calculator will find tangent points to a circle and two lines
* Machinists Bolt Hole Circle and Line Calculators
It just does it all.
*Milling Tools: Solid EndMill, Indexed End Mill and FaceMill, Solid and Indexable drills
*Drilling Tools: Jobber Drill, Hi-Performance Parabolic Drill, Spade Drill, Reamer
*Turning Tools: Profiling and Grooving
Please try the Free FSWizard Lite first to confirm your device capability.
Also huge thanks to those who go through the trouble and leave a review.
Good reviews mean more sales and more incentive for me to further improve on this app.
FSWizard Lite and FSWizard PRO are iPhone/Android machinist calculators that do not require internet connection.
PRO version has all the latest material lists and speed and feed technology.
Lite version has all the same features, but it only has tool steel, mild steel and aluminum in its material list. It still has all the tool types and tool materials found in online and standalone versions
Both Lite and Pro versions have unlocked tapping data.
Lite versions have limited geometry calculators.
This app is intended not to replace but to complement my much more powerful standalone Windows application called HSMAdvisor.
FSWizard LITE Free |
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FSWizard PRO $49.99 |
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FSWizard PRO $39.99 Multiplatform License for iOS and Android Purchase through PayPal |
Hello gentlemen,
On September the 1st HSMAdvisor will turn one year old.
At that point 75$ for life deal will stop being offered.
Prices will go up.
New payment plans will be introduced.
Considered packages are:
Program Upgrades (Upgrading from version 1.xx to version 2.0):
I am not exactly set on pricing right now, so i can not say just how much things will cost.
I can only promise that pricing will continue being more than reasonable and very competitive.
Until September i will release several updates, but I will no longer offer trial extensions after September the 1st.
Announced changes will only affect commercial HSMAdvisor.
Free Online FSWizard will remain free for everyone.
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