Chris&Jim CIM – Page 15 – Chris and Jim CIM

WORK UNPLUGGED: VEX ROBOT? IT ONLY WORKS WHEN TETHERED!

Question: How do I get my robot to work when I unplug my cortex from the computer? Solution: Just change the setting you see in the picture here, and you will be all set! After you change this it will ask you to power cycle your cortex. Just turn it off and back on again, and it will run your program...

WHERE DID MY NATURAL LANGUAGE GO, AND HOW DO I GET IT BACK?

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Problem: Natural Language disappeared from the function library on my students computer. How do I get it back? Solution: First off, why does RobotC do this? Who knows. Why isn’t Natural Language a default? Why is detailed preferences buried three menus deep? These are questions for other solutions. Secondly,...

WHAT SPEEDS AND FEEDS DO I USE ON WAX OR RENSHAPE?

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Question: What speeds and feeds do I use on wax or Renshape in my classroom? (spindle speeds in the attached picture are higher because they are for a machine with a 10K spindle!) Want to buy Renshape? Get it here: Freeman Supply I use the 450 because it is cheaper! Solution: Great question!...

HOW DO I MAKE SURE MY CONTAINER LIP & LID WILL FIT?

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Question: How do I make sure my Container Lip & Lid will fit? The last time we did the container project, the student made them the same size, and the parts did not fit together! I do not want this to happen again! Solution: The 3 minute video below will help you make sure that the two parts...

DO YOU HAVE ANY COOL CONTAINER EXAMPLES?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: I am sick of making square or rectangular containers! Do you have any better ideas. Solution: Who says your container has to be a 3″ x 2″ x 2″ box? What do you get when you ask master teachers for some of their best container project designs ever? These! A lot of these...

How do I use Inventor to make The Flange?

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Question: How do I use Inventor to make The Flange? Answer: See the video below for one way to do it. It walks you through all the steps from hole cycles to profiles, to roughing operations. The video below does not have any sound track. .youtube_sc iframe.yp{display:none;}The Adobe Flash Player is...

How many teeth or flutes for my CNC tools?

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QUESTION: Does it matter how many teeth or flutes my end mills have? ANSWER: Actually it does. A good rule of thumb for the beginner: the harder the material, the more teeth! What’s the difference between teeth and flutes? Teeth do the cutting, flutes bring the cut material away from the part....

What kind of tools should I use?

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Question: I know nothing about tools for CNC machines. What kind are there, and what can I use them for? Answer: There is so much to learn about tooling when it comes to CNC machines, that it can really be overwhelming. Here we present just the basics as it pertains to a “rookies” classroom....

The Basics: Tooling For CNC Machines

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

There is so much to learn about tooling when it comes to cnc machining equipment, that it can really be overwhelming. Here we present just the basics as it pertains to a “rookies” classroom. There are complete courses on these topics, but this should get you started First of all, We...

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WORK UNPLUGGED: VEX ROBOT? IT ONLY WORKS WHEN TETHERED!

WHERE DID MY NATURAL LANGUAGE GO, AND HOW DO I GET IT BACK?

WHAT SPEEDS AND FEEDS DO I USE ON WAX OR RENSHAPE?

HOW DO I MAKE SURE MY CONTAINER LIP & LID WILL FIT?

DO YOU HAVE ANY COOL CONTAINER EXAMPLES?

How do I use Inventor to make The Flange?

How many teeth or flutes for my CNC tools?

What kind of tools should I use?

The Basics: Tooling For CNC Machines

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