I am pleased to announce a new partnership with SwiftCarb to provide a custom, fully integrated version of the FSWizard Speeds & Feeds calculator for SwiftCarb's solid carbide cutting tools.

The new widget, available on SwiftCarb’s website at https://www.swiftcarbusa.com/speeds-and-feeds, is pre-configured with SwiftCarb tool series and coatings, giving machinists accurate, ready-to-run cutting data tailored specifically to SwiftCarb products.

Give the calculator a try and check out SwiftCarb's tooling!

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Over the last week all of our web sites and web services have been moving to new better hosting and a DNS provider.

The work is largely complete at this point and only a few areas of improvement remaining.

Please excuse us for any possible inconvenience and let us know if something is still broken.

Cheers!

Hi FSWizard users,

We’re excited to share a sneak peek at something we’ve been working on:

A brand new technical drawing and dimensioning engine is now live in the web version of FSWizard!

You can see it in action here:
Drill Point Calculator

This new library powers the clean, precise visuals you see in our geometry calculators and reference pages. It's designed to improve performance, clarity and make reading geometric features easier than ever.

We're rolling it out to all platforms soon, but for now, it’s available on the web app only. We’d love for you to explore it and let us know what you think.

If you run into anything unusual, feel free to send us a bug report or suggestion - we’re actively polishing the experience.

Thanks for helping make FSWizard the go-to tool for machinists everywhere!

Cheers!
Eldar Gerfanov.

I would like to wish everyone a happy holidays and a lot of quality time with your friends and loved ones.

To help out a bunch of people transitioning now from GWizard to HSMAdvisor, this year's Thanksgiving sale has been extended and will run for at least a month into the new year. Or until I see the volume of the new customer return to the regular numbers.

Please make sure to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions.

Happy holidays!

The latest version of HSMAdvisor v2.8.3 is now available as a plugin for Mastercam 2025

As always you can get the latest version here:
https://hsmadvisor.com/hsmadvisor_for_mastercam

I have just learned about the passing of Bob Warfield, the creator of CNC Cookbook. Over the years, our friendly competition helped us both improve our products. Bob's contributions to the industry have been invaluable, and I hope someone as capable and driven will continue his work. My thoughts are with his family, friends, and everyone affected by this loss.

It is very sobering and scary to realize how suddenly mortal we all are. Although I hope to have decades ahead of me, I have made changes to ensure that my customers are not left hanging should anything happen to me.

All HSMAdvisor and FSWizard licenses are 30% off!

The other week we have released HSMA v2.8.1

Here is what's different:

• Install-time License Setup added
  https://hsmadvisor.com/help?article_id=5417_silent-or-automatic-installation
• Main window resize performance improvements
  Fixed occasional incorrect element re-floating.
• Cloud Status added on the Tool Library Drop-down
• Opening HSMA window outside of visible bounds fixed
• Upgraded to .NET 4.8
  Use default TLS protocol to avoid "server not reached" or "unable to establish secure connection" errors
• Added Countersink tool
• Fixed and improved the critical drilling speed calculation
• Various bug fixes and improvements

As always you can get the latest update over here: HSMAdvisor.com/download

There have been some improvements in the purchasing system that I think our users will find VERY useful.

From now on here is how you can upgrade your HSMAdvisor license:

1. Adding More Seats to Existing License (OLD)
   As before you can add more seats to an existing license.

2. Upgrade from 1 and 3 HP Licenses (NEW)
   If you're currently using a 1 HP or 3 HP license you can upgrade to either the Unlimted Floating or Unlimited Permanent license.

3. Transitioning from Cancelled or Active Subscription (NEW)
   You can now switch from a subscription-based model to any other license type.
   Your current subscription will be canceled (if it isn't canceled already) and a new license will be sent to you.

In all cases, you will only have to pay the difference between the new and the existing license.

The minimum upgrade fee is USD 10

Please read more about the upgrade process here: HSMAdvisor License Upgrades

Cheers!