Tim Paul

Mastering toolpath smoothing, tolerance, and machine settings for optimal machining

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Mastering toolpath smoothing, tolerance, and machine settings for optimal machining

Imagine spending hours programming, setting up, and machining a part, only to scrap it because your roughing toolpaths gouged the final geometry beyond tolerance. The frustration of wasted time and material is all too real. All that effort was...

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CNC Programming: It’s Just Algorithms—Or Is It?

One evening, my friend Carl looked at me and said, “It’s just algorithms, Tim.” I almost laughed. As a machinist and CNC programmer, I have spent...

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Hamilton’s Transformation: You Can’t Have a Hero, If You Don’t Have a Villain

When I first heard of Hamilton Company in Reno, it was just a name to me, a medical device manufacturer a couple of hours away, with no real reason...

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IMTS 2024: The Toolpath Recap

Hey there, Toolpath family!

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