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9 years 9 months ago #86529 by Sparky961

andypugh wrote: I think you are being somewhat unfair to Bob Warfield here. (And might want to consider that he might be a subscriber to these forums)


For the record, the opinions I expressed aren't quite in line with those expressed by Robotwizard.

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9 years 9 months ago - 9 years 9 months ago #86568 by Muzzer
He posted some interesting ie (incorrect) stuff about stepper torques and preferred to insult rather than discuss (correct) it. Much of his stuff seems to be surveys of user opinions and the calculator has free alternatives such as FSWizard . Having said that, he clearly makes a nice living from it so his attitude is understandable even if it is not admirable.

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8 years 11 months ago #101906 by Skullworks
I have followed Bob's work since he released his first beta. It looked promising and many people depend on his product that have not had the benefit of higher education in machine technology. Keep in mind that everything he posts is intended to drive viewers towards his product line, some of which are not related to machining topics.

I have worked or done consulting work at a number of sites which for security reasons have a total electronic blackout, no cell service, no network (for visitors and no external access for employees). E.T. Phone home is a non starter, the cloud is exposed to not have that silver lining. It took some doing just to get my own laptop approved for entry.

My personal shop is out in rural Colorado. Ever since CenturyLink took over the local rural phone system from the county quality has gone... Outages are a daily deal. I can't wait for the magic cloud to appear in the sky when I need to get work done. I therefore try to stick to standard All-in-the-box software. I know my reasoning is based on my local conditions, but I have found that many others suffer with similar issues.

As to FSWizard. The free version I tried only supported 2 material types. I was running it on a Motorola Android Moto-G and it worked fantastic. There is the Big daddy package which runs on a desktop/tablet/android/ with a single license for all. You can go cheap and pay to play with rental terms or pay the full price and be done while enjoying free updates. This is the package I will be using going forward. I have no connection to either Bob or the author of FSWizard. I picked up an Amazon Fire 7" for $24.99 in last years Black Friday sale to use as a shop tablet.

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