Basics
Choosing The Best Drill Point Geometry
The more common twist drill point geometries often are not the best for the job at hand. By choosing the best point for the material being drilled, it is possible to achieve better tool life, hole geometry, precision, and productivity.
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Tools For Profile And 3D Milling
Different tool shapes have different applications. Here is a look at form and function.
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How to Choose the Right Tool for Milling Titanium
Milling titanium is different from other metals because of the risk of heat build-up. Thanks to the metal’s low thermal conductivity, overly aggressive milling may even pose a risk of combustion. With titanium, in other words, there may be more than one reason why the cutting speed can’t be increased. And yet the speed of production still can be increased.
Read MoreHow To Pay For That New Machine Tool
Innovative approaches to funding help shops and plants acquire the technology they need.
Read More5S And Quick Changeovers Work Hand-In-Hand
Two concepts that work so well together in streamlining production processes are the 5S System of workplace organization and quick changeover. These concepts are so interrelated that it’s hard to imagine anyone significantly reducing setup times without having a good understanding of how to achieve an organized workplace.
Read MoreSchool Shops Aren't What They Used To Be
I have fond memories of my junior and senior high school shop classes. These classes helped me realize that I had the capability to build things and taught me how to be patient when working on a project.
Read MoreHow To Turn $378,000 Into $4 Million
Over the years, this tax column has addressed a ton of tax subjects. But never have readers’ responses been greater than they were for two recent items in the column that are sort of cousins.
Read MoreHow To Eliminate The Estate Tax
Transferring the wealth that took you a lifetime to accumulate is one of the most complicated and perplexing problems you must solve. Why? Because of the estate tax monster.
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Understanding Surface Location Error
Change your speed by a few hundred rpm and the tool’s effective cutting radius may change.
Read MoreThe Power Of Two
A common theme of this column is tax secrets of the wealthy. The secret of wealthy people is a system designed to accomplish two purposes: to show successful business owners (and other persons of means) how to keep all their wealth in the family instead of losing it to the IRS; and to show you how to keep absolute control of your wealth, including your business, for as long as you live.
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