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Peter Jacobs

Peter Jacobs is the Senior Director of Marketing at CNC Masters, a leading supplier of CNC mills, milling machines, and CNC lathes. He is actively involved in manufacturing processes and regularly contributes his insights for various blogs in CNC machining, 3D printing, rapid tooling, injection molding, metal casting, and manufacturing in general. You can connect with him on his LinkedIn.

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The 8 Most Important Parts of a Milling Machine

By / July 31, 2022

[lwptoc numeration=”none” numerationSuffix=”none” skipHeadingLevel=”” skipHeadingText=”what is a milling machine?|8 Key Milling Machine Parts|CNC Vertical Milling Machines Built in the USA”] In machining, there are two primary types of milling machines: the vertical milling machine, with a Bridgeport milling machine being an excellent example, and the horizontal milling machine. Although the milling operations on the two

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8 Tips To Buy The Best CNC Plasma Table

By / July 24, 2022

[lwptoc numeration=”none” skipHeadingText=”What is a CNC Plasma Cutter?|What Should You Look For in a CNC Plasma Cutter?”] You already have a few pieces of CNC equipment in your shop, and now you have decided to venture beyond the milling machine, lathes, and routers and purchase a CNC plasma cutting system. It’s a relatively significant decision

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5 Essential Features The Best Mill Drills All Have

By / July 8, 2022

[lwptoc numeration=”none” skipHeadingText=”what is a mill drill machine?”] Walking into most metalworking and woodworking home workshops, you’ll see various machine tools populating the shop floor: a lathe, router, grinder, bandsaw, hand-held power tools, variable speed drill press, several hammers, an assortment of clamps, and a few abrasives for sanding. However, sitting on a workbench next

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What is CNC Turning? The Ultimate Guide

By / June 30, 2022

Although CNC machining (computer numerical control) is a blanket term covering several types of automation–routers, EDM, plasma, etc.–CNC turning and CNC milling are the two most popular CNC machines. Both machining processes are essential, and, itā€™s safe to say, they could handle most of the work in a typical machine shop. As a rule of

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Although CNC machining (computer numerical control) is a blanket term covering several types of automation–routers, EDM, plasma, etc.–CNC turning and CNC milling are the two most popular CNC machines. Both machining processes are essential, and, itā€™s safe to say, they could handle most of the work in a typical machine shop. As a rule of

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What is a CNC Lathe Machine? The Ultimate Guide

By / May 29, 2022

[lwptoc] You know how a lathe works if you ever worked in a machine shop, even if you didn’t operate one yourself. But maybe at some point, you toured a manufacturing facility as part of researching a career in metalworking, and now you want to find out more about these exciting machine tools. In that

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Bridgeport Series I vs. Series II: The Differences Explained

By / May 24, 2022

[lwptoc] Years before the advent of the CNC machine tool, there was the Bridgeport milling machine. If you were a machinist a generation or so ago, you likely worked in a machine shop that owned several of these iconic knee mills. They were popular in metalworking shops throughout the world and for good reasons. Although

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[lwptoc] Years before the advent of the CNC machine tool, there was the Bridgeport milling machine. If you were a machinist a generation or so ago, you likely worked in a machine shop that owned several of these iconic knee mills. They were popular in metalworking shops throughout the world and for good reasons. Although

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9 Features the Best Home Milling Machines All Have

By / May 16, 2022

Many skilled machinists have joined the hobbyists in setting up small DIY shops in their garages and home workshops. In most cases, the milling machine is the machine tool of choice over the lathe primarily because of its versatility. However, the term ā€œmilling machineā€ covers a lot of territory, so make sure you choose the

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Many skilled machinists have joined the hobbyists in setting up small DIY shops in their garages and home workshops. In most cases, the milling machine is the machine tool of choice over the lathe primarily because of its versatility. However, the term ā€œmilling machineā€ covers a lot of territory, so make sure you choose the

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When to Use a CNC Mill vs. a Bridgeport Mill

By / April 26, 2022

In the past, whenever machinists and machine operators talked about a Bridgeport mill, they were referring to a specific brand: The Bridgeport Milling Machine. However, the manual milling machines were so popular and iconic that the term “Bridgeport mill” was used to describe practically any vertical milling machine, no matter what brand it happened to

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In the past, whenever machinists and machine operators talked about a Bridgeport mill, they were referring to a specific brand: The Bridgeport Milling Machine. However, the manual milling machines were so popular and iconic that the term “Bridgeport mill” was used to describe practically any vertical milling machine, no matter what brand it happened to

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Manual Milling Machines vs CNC Machines: Which is Better?

By / April 5, 2022

Fabricators and machinists of a certain age remember when manual milling machines ruled the shop floor. These relatively versatile milling machines used end mills, face mills, and other types of milling cutters to perform various milling operations with the help of an x-axis table feed. A movable Z-axis quill instantly turned these knee-type mills into

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Fabricators and machinists of a certain age remember when manual milling machines ruled the shop floor. These relatively versatile milling machines used end mills, face mills, and other types of milling cutters to perform various milling operations with the help of an x-axis table feed. A movable Z-axis quill instantly turned these knee-type mills into

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Essential Features to Expect From a Desktop CNC Lathe

By / February 28, 2022

Nothing beats the impressive power of a freestanding industrial lathe. Larger models can occupy an entire room and handle parts with dimensions measured in feet, not inches. But while full-sized lathes are incredibly powerful, they aren’t usually suited for small toolroom work or the DIY projects in the home workshop. Here’s where theĀ benchtopĀ CNCĀ latheĀ works better. Desktop

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Nothing beats the impressive power of a freestanding industrial lathe. Larger models can occupy an entire room and handle parts with dimensions measured in feet, not inches. But while full-sized lathes are incredibly powerful, they aren’t usually suited for small toolroom work or the DIY projects in the home workshop. Here’s where theĀ benchtopĀ CNCĀ latheĀ works better. Desktop

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29. Create a Peck Drilling Program in Circular or Rectangular Patterns
Using the Circular or Rectangular Drilling Wizards, you can program the machine to drill an un-limited series of holes along the X and Y planes. Program it to drill straight through to your total depth, use a high-speed pecking cycle, or deep hole pecking cycle. You can program the cut-in depth and return point for a controlled peck drill application to maximize chip clearance.

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