How to Calculate Cutting Speed, Feed and Spindle RPM: A Practical Guide With Worked Examples
Choosing the right speed and feed is one of the most important…
Manufacturing Processes
A broad resource covering the fundamentals of manufacturing processes. From drilling and tapping exercises to an introduction to milling and lathe machines, from hacksaws to the parts of a lathe — the main topics of machining come together here.
What Is Soldering? Soft Soldering and Brazing Methods
Another way of joining metal parts is soldering. Unlike welding, in this…
How to Mount a Milling Cutter: Collet, Adapter and Arbor Methods
The machining quality of a milling cutter depends not only on how…
How to Maintain a Milling Machine
This article looks at why maintenance matters on a milling machine, how…
Measurement and Inspection on the Lathe
When a machine part reaches the point where it can no longer…
Safe Working Rules on a Milling Machine
Milling machines make production far easier with their multi-toothed cutters turning at…
Cutting Speed – RPM Calculator
Finding the right spindle speed (n) on a lathe or milling machine…
What Is Rolling? How Is It Done? Rolled Products in Our Lives
The casing of the phone in your hand, the sheet metal on…
Micrometer Simulator
The simulator above reproduces a 0-25 mm outside micrometer, one of the…
Vernier Caliper Simulator
The simulator above behaves like a real vernier caliper. Drag the sliding…
The Effect of Cutting Oils on Turning
The special cooling fluid that reduces friction between cutting tools on machine…
mm to Inch – Inch to mm Conversion
mm to inch – inch to mm conversion site https://www.rapidtables.com/convert/length/mm-to-inch.html mm to…
Mounting Grinding Wheels on the Machine
Mounting Grinding Wheels on the Machine The components that mount a grinding…
Cutting Large-Lead Helical Flutes on a Milling Machine
In our Machine Education pages, this article in the milling section covers…
Broaching Machines
Broaching machines are simple in construction, since they only need to provide…
Saw Benches
Thick cylindrical and prismatic materials and workpieces are cut on purpose-built sawing…
Cutting Short-Lead Helical Flutes
The topic of this article, in our Machine Education Milling category, will…
What Do Cooling / Cutting Fluids Do? Their Functions
The topic of this article will be the role that cutting fluids/lubricants…
Causes of Cutting Tool Wear in Milling
This article is about machine manufacturing. We’ll focus on why the cutting…
How to Remove and Install a Lathe Chuck
In this post, we’ll look at how to remove a universal lathe…