Posts tagged Cheat Sheet from the G-Code Sprint team.
A CNC machinist math cheat sheet covers the formulas you actually use: speeds and feeds, basic trig, and bolt circles. Here is what to include and the real limit.
A color coded G-code card groups codes by function so your eye finds them fast. Here is how to build the color system, what to include, and its real limit.
A G-code mouse pad keeps the common codes under your hand all day. Here is what to fit on the limited space, how to design one that lasts, and its real limit.
A 4K M-code wallpaper keeps the common machine codes on screen all day. Here is what to include, how to design one that stays readable, and its one real limit.
A wall poster of the common G and M codes is a great quick reference. Here is what to put on it, how to format it to read from a few feet, and its one real limit.
The machinist wallpaper carries numbers, not codes: the two cutting formulas, tap-drill pairs you actually use, and decimal equivalents, sized for a glance.
Usually not during the test portion, and even when allowed, leaning on one reads as inexperience. Here is the honest answer and what to do instead.
A cheat sheet app is useless when the shop floor has no signal. Here is the short list an operator should know cold, plus how to keep it offline.
A short reference list of the G-codes that show up in almost every CNC program, with a one-line meaning for each, built for beginners.
A short reference of the M-codes you will meet first: spindle, coolant, tool change, and program control, each with a plain-language meaning.