G-Wizard gets Plunge Roughing, HSM Speeds and Feeds, and Through Spindle Coolant

[BobWarfield]

Greetings all. Just released version 1.52 of the G-Wizard CNC Calculator. We've added a number of new capabilities for this release including:

- Plunge Roughing mini-calculator. Plunge Roughing is a very efficient roughing strategy for machines and setups where rigidity is a problem. This calculator will be in Beta for a while so folks can validate the results. I checked it against a number of online sources, and it seems conservative, if anything.


Plunge Roughing ups this heavy pocket clearing job from 22.7 IPM to 48.1 IPM and increases rigidity...

- We've taken the HSM constant tool engagement calculator out of beta--it's finalized now. The last step was to validate its results not only with our own users via beta test, but with online data sources such as a database from the eMastercam group (that's a great forum for Mastercam users, BTW). If you haven't tried these high speed machining toolpaths you don't know what you're missing--awesome speedsups are possible!

- We now have support for Through Spindle Coolant (TSC) and Programmable Coolant Nozzles (PCN) like SpiderCool. These can add a lot of productivity to a machining center, especially drilling holes. To use the features, you must indicate they're enabled for your machine on the machine profile (Setup tab). You then access them with checkboxes just to the right of the mini-calcs.

We try to make sure there's something for everyone, so if you're not interested in power tools, how about convenience? Release 1.52 has a couple of handy time savers too:

- We now suggest a twist drill size to use with reamers in the hint area at the bottom of feeds and speeds. This was a customer-suggested feature (thanks, John!).

- Another customer-suggested feature is the ability to select sheet metal gauges in the Weights and Volumes calculator. You select a gauge from the popup list and this sets the material thickness for further calculations. This also provides a handy reference for sheet metal thickness.

If you'd like to check out G-Wizard, there is a free 30-day trial:

GWizard: A CNC Machinist's Calculator for Feeds and Speeds

Best,

Bob Warfield