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Micromachining: Drilling Is Doable
This shop drills 0.020-inch holes as part of a machining cycle that also includes full-size tools cutting full-size features.
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Video: Drilling 0.020-Inch Holes In Stainless Steel Aerospace Part
This footage on a small drilling machining also includes machining with full-size tools in the same cycle.
WatchCan You Still Start Small And Succeed?
Shop owners respond to a reader who hopes to open a shop of his own.
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Video: Linear Motor Micromachining Center
Video shows the smooth, quiet, rapid motion characteristic of effective micromilling.
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Threading A Horizontal Wire EDM
A wire EDM machine designed for micromachining uses negative air pressure to thread the fine wire.
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Open Your Own Machine Shop? Here is Advice On Starting Small
Read what shop owners had to say to someone who wondered whether he should open a very small shop of his own.
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Machining At Mach 3
Airbus invested in abrasive waterjet for machining CFRP components. Here is why.
Read MoreA 50-Taper Machine Is A Better Fit Than You Think
Go deeper? Shops often fail to realize what good candidates they are for a heavier and more rigid machining center.
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How To Machine Aircraft Titanium (Introduction To A Series)
Choose cutters, depths and tool paths with attention to particular steps in the process, and you can machine titanium more efficiently than you might suspect. Boeing offers practical tips.
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How To Machine Aircraft Titanium: The 8-To-1 Rule For Finishing Walls And Ribs
Part of a series of articles on more efficient machining of pockets in titanium parts, this article makes the case for a tool with many cutting edges, and describes how best to apply it.
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Video: Five-Axis Milling On Linear-Motor Machining Center
Linear motors take the place of ballscrews on this machine performing high speed cutting of aluminum at a job shop near Atlanta.
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How To Machine Aircraft Titanium: Getting The Metal Out
Part of a series of articles on machining pockets in titanium parts, this article describes various options for roughing the hard metal efficiently.
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