Hurco Converting MM to Inches
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Hurco Converting MM to Inches, they say in life it’s the little things that matter. Well it’s an interesting thought. Doesn’t bode well with the bank manager when you only have 10 quid in your account but then that’s another story.
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Anyway here is a little thing about a Hurco control that is really useful. One of the things I always teach my pupils, or victims as they are sometimes called is this.
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Always let the computer do the simple maths, us humans are basically shit at maths especially when we do it in our heads. So when the CNC Control offers to help out, let it do it.
Above I am creating a tool and it’s a 3/16 inch endmill. First of all I’m going to change to inches. I click that little button MM down the bottom there.
Yes MM that’s little beast.
Hurco Converting MM to Inches, you will now get a warning
Imagine it’s the wife and just ignore it, well say YES, you know like you always do.
Your display will now turn to inches by complete magic. Your ok this is not a F****, the control is not about to simultaneously destruct.
Everything just went to inches. So exciting, I mean really it’s no big deal but if you are used to other controls then I’m afraid it fuckin is a big deal.
Now just type in 3/16 and press ENTER
Guess what it came up with 0.1875 wow wow wow.
Just one other thing, Press the INCH button, and it goes back to MM.
And it’s back to MM
Soooo 3/16 of an inch is 4.762 mm
Hurco Converting MM to Inches, no brain power used.
Now all you old school types are saying “when I was a boy we didn’t have calculators. I say “shut the Fuck up cos now we do”
Listen folks in my school we only had one fuckin abacus and that was kept in a vault and only got it out on a bank holiday.
The point of this is that you don’t make any silly mistakes.
Use for every calculation plus, minus, divide everything.
Hurco Converting MM to Inches
If you have been offended in anyway by this article please accept my appologies as I’m in a foul mood. The dog has shit in my sandwich box again.
