Ivan Irons
Ivan Irons loves CNC Control and CNC Controllers. He runs <a href="http://www.cncinformation.com" title="http://www.cncinformation.com" target="_blank">http://www.cncinformation.com</a>, which delivers CNC Information.
Articles by this Author
Machining And Keeping Your Shop Clean
- By Ivan Irons
- Published 11/22/2007
- Computers and Technology
- Unrated
Keeping your shop clean
My first inclination is to say that it can’t be done in your home shop My experience in my home shop has been that machining creates dirt
CNC Process Overview
- By Ivan Irons
- Published 11/17/2007
- Computers and Technology
- Unrated
Quick Explanation of the Process
This is how I view CNC I break it down into simple steps that I can remember
CNC Control Computer
- By Ivan Irons
- Published 11/17/2007
- Computers and Technology
- Unrated
The Control Computer generally resides in the shop somewhere near the CNC machine it is controlling Control Computers don’t have to be the top of the line, every bell and whistle type of computer
Design Software For CNC
- By Ivan Irons
- Published 11/17/2007
- Computers and Technology
- Unrated
What I used to do…
Before I found design software I was in the stone ages I would actually hand lay out a template on a piece of paper
G-Code And Experts
- By Ivan Irons
- Published 11/17/2007
- Computers and Technology
- Unrated
Do I need to be a G-Code Expert
In a word, no
CAD Design Process - CNC Process
- By Ivan Irons
- Published 09/25/2007
- Computers and Technology
- Unrated
CAD Design Process
When designing something complex in CAD you will find there is a bit of a process First you design parts
CNC And CAD Software - How Do I Choose The Right CAD Program For Me?
- By Ivan Irons
- Published 09/25/2007
- Computers and Technology
- Unrated
There are multiple CAD programs available for design Generally people become familiar with one and stick with it
CNC And CAD - Print Reading And Drafting
- By Ivan Irons
- Published 09/25/2007
- Computers and Technology
- Unrated
When I went through college I learned how to read prints and draft We had a bag of physical tools that we purchased and hauled around campus
CNC And CAD - Computer Aided Design
- By Ivan Irons
- Published 09/25/2007
- Computers and Technology
- Unrated
CAD stands for Computer Aided Design or Computer Aided Drafting CAD was developed in the early 60s
CNC Control
- By Ivan Irons
- Published 09/16/2007
- Computers and Technology
- Unrated
Since we are dealing with CNC machines that do work for us, we need to control those CNC machines somehow We need to control them for safety reasons as well