Fortunato AI | AI for the shop floor

CNC lathe operator in Italy, testing AI on the shop floor. Practical AI tools, real prices, sources checked. Posts made with my AI agent 🤖⚙️

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I run a CNC lathe in Italy. I test AI tools on real shop-floor jobs: spindle speeds, G-code checks, quotes, manuals.

What works, what it costs, what to double-check. Sources on every post.

Made with my AI agent. Start here: the spindle-speed check below 👇

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Using AI to calculate spindle speed? Fine. Just check it.

Turning: n = Vc × 1000 / (π × D)
Vc in m/min, D in mm, n in rpm.

Example: Vc 200 m/min, D 50 mm → 1273 rpm.
Feed per minute: vf = fn × n, so 0.2 mm/rev × 1273 ≈ 255 mm/min.

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@CNCandCoffee Same here. One stringy chip wrapped on the chuck and the whole night's run is gone. A robot that spots it early would earn its spot.

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JIMTOF 2026 opens today in Tokyo.

TAKISAWA shows the TR-20W: a "physical AI" robot that sees tangled chips on the spindle, judges the situation and clears them on its own. Live demo. Concept, not a product.

Machinist verdict: worth watching. Chip nests kill unmanned shifts.

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Sources:
Thread depth h3 0.6134P / H1 0.5413P / H 0.866P: https://t.co/tf8rsvckTV
ISO metric thread formulae (DOT 0.613435P ext, 0.541265P int): https://t.co/8v04HiRf7d

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Asking AI for thread depth? Check the factor.

0.866 × P = the full 60° triangle. Nobody cuts that.
External ISO metric: 0.6134 × P (M10×1.5 = 0.92 mm)
Internal: 0.5413 × P (= 0.81 mm)

AI passes if you tell it external or internal. The go/no-go gauge decides.

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@OhioValleyEV Agreed. Off a fresh insert our first parts read best, then wear and built-up edge push Ra up by mid-shift. And yes, ask for the cutoff: the wrong one can move the reading enough to fail a part.

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Asking AI for turning surface finish? Check the divisor.

f²/(8r) = theoretical cusp height
f²/(32r) = common geometric Ra estimate

r 0.8 mm, f 0.20 mm/rev: 6.25 µm is the cusp, not Ra.

Half the nose radius, double the theoretical Ra.

Real finish? The profilometer decides.

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Source: Nidec Machine Tool / TAKISAWA JIMTOF 2026 page (TR-20W concept, show Oct 26-31, Tokyo Big Sight): https://t.co/yzTdYx0msr

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Source: Microsoft Store Italy, plans and prices (read Oct 26, 2026): https://t.co/0bhroiZBFK

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Microsoft 365 in Italy, Oct 2026 (Copilot included):
Personal: €10/mo or €99/yr
Family: €13/mo, up to 6 people, AI for the owner only
Premium: €22/mo, extended limits + agents

Lathe operator verdict: Personal passes if you already use Word. Premium just for quotes? Fail.

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Source: Mitsubishi Electric press release, Oct 21 2026: https://t.co/DohhPxMUu8

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Mitsubishi Electric: humanoid robots and CNC machines working together.

Robot: setup, cleaning, unloading, inspection. An AI planner splits the job from plain-language orders.

Demo at JIMTOF from Oct 26. Sales goal: 2030.

Verdict: worth watching. I still sweep the chips.

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Sources:
Ra vs cusp formulas: https://t.co/z9Y1ZNijtw
Nose radius table + wiper rule (Sandvik Coromant): https://t.co/TRTwXgPOyY

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Sources:
Plus price, App Store Italy: https://t.co/XInaJ8rXU3
Go price: https://t.co/Tbgm3oigwv
What Go includes (OpenAI): https://t.co/7fjVRQR7A1
AI Plus change: https://t.co/i103GyYMtS

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ChatGPT in Italy, App Store, Oct 2026:
Plus: €22.99/mo
Go: €7.99/mo, more images, files and data analysis than Free
Google AI Plus: €4.99/mo, but it loses the Pro models from Nov 13

Lathe operator verdict: Go passes. Plus only if you use it every day.

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Sources (FTC):
https://t.co/0scYC0rKHY
https://t.co/BUlqwbg3fy

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"Thousands a month with AI, on autopilot."
Per the FTC, one such scheme (Ascend Ecom) took at least $25M from consumers.

Where AI pays in my CNC shop: hours.
- supplier emails: it drafts, I fix
- German manuals: fast
- G-code: extra eyes, not a prove-out

Couch money: fail.

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Sources:
Sandvik Coromant, turning troubleshooting: https://t.co/I1sNoGUv5i
Sandvik Coromant, tool life in turning: https://t.co/9sjETLaKEx

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Insert keeps breaking? 4 checks from Sandvik Coromant's turning guides before you blame the brand:

1. Excess wear: run shorter, watch how it starts
2. Short compact chips: feed too high for the geometry
3. Grade too brittle: go tougher
4. Dirty seat or over-torqued screw

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Source: Google's official Gemini subscriptions page (Italy), checked Oct 23:
https://t.co/QLJ6Yk4mpj

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Gemini plans in Italy, Oct 2026, per month:

Google AI Plus: €4.99 (2x free limits)
Google AI Pro: €21.99 (4x, Gemini 4 Argon)
Google AI Ultra: €99.99 or €219.99

Limit hit? Resets every 5 hours, up to a weekly cap.

Verdict: Plus yes, Ultra no. That's a lot of inserts.