January 2000 Issue
January 2000
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Modern Machine Shop
The Right Tool, Right Away
In-house custom tool grinding extends the reach of CNC machining.
Read MoreJig Grinding On A Machining Center
Roughing and finishing on a single machine, using a single setup, has appeal for most shops. The advantages in time savings and accuracy are obvious. Eliminating the transport of workpieces between machines, as well as the setup for those secondary operations, is a boon for throughput. Critical features that need to maintain dimensional relationships can be much more reliably produced if machined complete in one clamping.
Read MoreA Shop Preset For Productivity
The tool presetters at this shop are interfaced to its computerized tool inventory system as well as linked to the machine tools for direct downloading of offset data. Digital image processing at the presetters is the key.
Read MoreVolume I, Issue 1
Did You Make It? Barring a cataclysmic, Y2K-related-end-of-the-world event, you're probably reading this column right where you normally do: in the shop. And, since you're reading this column—just maybe—your computer still works.
Read MoreGoing To The Extremes
When most of us think about measurement environments, what generally comes to mind are pleasant laboratories with temperatures controlled to 68°F/20°C—plus or minus a degree or two. Or in the worst case, we picture a gaging shop with swings of temperature between 65° and 90° F.
Read MoreBetter Parts, Better Process
For most of us, a hobby is what we do outside work. Not so for this New York shop. With the application of multi-process machine tools, a successful metalworking business has grown from a love of radio-controlled race cars.
Read MoreWhat's New In Turret Punch Press Tooling
Fabrication shops are continuously pressured with demands for better delivery, improved quality and tighter tolerances. Tooling plays a major role in accommodating these market-driven demands. Here's how one major supplier is approaching the tooling needs of sheet metal shops.
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