Machining Strategy ?

Hi All,

Newbie to CNC (mill)

Got the Smid book to learn Gcode, but what I could do with is more
knowledge of 'Machining Strategy'

Whats Waterline, pencil clean up, how to decide on best step over and
all the things that I dont yet know that I need to know.

With my manual mill I just do what feels right & modify my actions as
I go along. With the cnc I'm going to need to do a lot more planning
in advance.

The Smid book will help me learn how to tell the machine what do do,
but I first need to know what it is I'm gong to tell it...If you see
what I mean <g>

I'm sure that trial & error & error & error is a good way to learn,
but it would be good to have a better idea of where to start my errors
from and some slight clue of what I'm doing would be good before I
drown in chips.

Not looking for lots of detailed advice...Will undoubtedly have lots
of specific questions when I've more idea what I'm doing. Really
asking for some good book titles & pointers to websites (goggle has'nt
come up with what I'm looking for yet)

...or maybe theres a better group to ask this question ?


Many Thanks

John