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Details The 4 Benefits of Highly-Trained Manufacturing Employees
Keeping your employees trained up yields a strong return on investment, including boosts in productivity, safety, recruiting and competitiveness. Here’s a quick look at why small manufacturers should invest in employee training. We’re pleased to offer... 0 Comments
Details A Vise Stop for the Kurt Vise [ Easy Milling Vise Project ]
Editor’s Note: I made this Kurt Vise Stop LONG ago and in a galaxy far away. I bring it back to the forefront because it is an extremely useful tool. Why Use a Vise Stop? Vise stops allow you to position a part in a precise location in your machinist vise... 0 Comments
Details Face Mill Speeds and Feeds [Calculator, 45 or 90 Degrees?]
Face Milling Basics What is Face Milling? Think of milling with the side of an end mill. The general term for that is “peripheral milling”. Now, what if we cut strictly with the bottom? Technically, that’s face milling, though... 7 Comments
Details Three Characteristics of Top Performing Shops
We’re pleased to offer this guest posting from our friends at Xometry for some great tips on how small shops can get a foot in the door at large organizations. Some good ideas to get your business faster this year! Learn more about how Xometry can help CNC shops... 0 Comments
Details High Speed Machining (HSM) [ Definitive Guide ]
High Speed Machining (HSM) [ Definitive Guide ] What is High Speed Machining (HSM)? High speed machining (HSM)–also called trochoidal milling, adaptive clearing, volumill, and more–is a milling technique that can increase material removal rates,... 0 Comments
Details How to Get Large Companies to Shop Small
We’re pleased to offer this guest posting from our friends at Xometry for some great tips on how small shops can get a foot in the door at large organizations. Some good ideas to get your business growing faster this year! Learn more about how Xometry can help CNC... 0 Comments
Details CNCCookbook 2021 CAD Survey [ Market Share, Customer Satisfaction ]
CNCCookbook 2021 CAD Survey [ Market Share, Customer Satisfaction ] It’s time to present the results of the CNCCookbook 2021 CAD Survey! I will present the results in two installments. The first is this article, and the second will be in the form of a further... 8 Comments
Details 16 Tips to Avoid Tearout and Splintering [ CNC Machining Plywood ]
We’ve all experienced CNC Router Tearout and Splintering while cutting wood at some point. CNC Machining Plywood is especially prone to the problem, but it can happen in many other cases too. Wood CNC Machines that employ cutters are universally prone to this... 0 Comments
Details Marketing Ideas for Manufacturing: 7 Ad Tactics You Might Not Have Considered
We’re pleased to offer this guest posting from our friends at Xometry for some great tips on how manufacturers and job shops can get a leg up on marketing. Some good ideas to get your business off to a good growth start in 2021! Learn more about how Xometry can help... 0 Comments
Details 7 Elon Musk Secrets to Win Big in Manufacturing
Introduction It’s rare that any entrepreneur achieves the level of success Elon Musk has. And he’s proven it’s not just luck by succeeding over and over again. Musk is a highly intelligent and thoughtful entrepreneur. He’s... 3 Comments
Details Feeds and Speeds for Beginners [ LiveStream ]
We did this live video stream Monday at 10am Pacific, so I wanted to post the recording in case you hadn’t been able to attend or wanted to review some part of it. The LiveStream was very well attended and there’ve been a number of views since, so... 0 Comments
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