Basics

Grinding

Choosing The Right Grinding Wheel

Understanding grinding wheel fundamentals will help you choose the right wheel for the job.

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Basics

Selecting The Right Welder

Many machine shops, on occasion, have a need for welding. It may be for maintenance purposes, repair or to fill the odd contract. This story is a welding process primer for those shops whose main business isn't welding but need to know some basics.

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Milling Tools

A New Milling 101: Milling Forces and Formulas

The forces involved in the milling process can be quantified, thus allowing mathematical tools to predict and control these forces. Formulas for calculating these forces accurately make it possible to optimize the quality of milling operations.

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5 Tips for Getting the Most From the Historic Return of North America’s Biggest Manufacturing Event

Plan. Explore. Think of the future. And oh yeah, the shoes. Here is how to get the most from the major manufacturing event that none of us have experienced in four years, and that many will be experiencing for the first time.

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How to Reduce Cycle Times by 70% and More on Your Existing CNCs and Dramatically Improve Tool Life Too

By employing advanced high efficiency milling techniques for the entire machining routine, SolidCAM’s iMachining technology can drastically reduce cycle times while vastly improving tool life compared to traditional milling.

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Workholding

When To Use A Collet Chuck

Don't assume the standard chuck is the right workholding for every lathe application.

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How to Determine the Currently Active Work Offset Number

Determining the currently active work offset number is practical when the program zero point is changing between workpieces in a production run.

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How to Choose the Right Cut Off When Measuring Roughness

Measurement results for surface finishing parameters can vary depending on the filter parameter (Lc), also known as the cutoff.

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Turning Machines

Buying a Lathe: The Basics

Lathes represent some of the oldest machining technology, but it’s still helpful to remember the basics when considering the purchase of a new turning machine. 

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Basics

Understanding G27, G28, G29 and G30

Take a closer look at these reference position commands.

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