June 1998 Issue
June 1998
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Modern Machine Shop
Big Boring On Smaller Machines
This modular boring system lets you bore holes up to eight inches in diameter on machining centers with 40-taper spindles.
Read MoreThe Fast Track To High Speed Drilling
Drill more productively by making a few strategic changes to the process. Those same changes may also let you drill dry.
Read MoreHigh Speed Machining In The Mix
Can shops have machining centers versatile enough to handle both high speed and conventional cutting? Yes, but with some qualifications. And contrary to what you may be hearing, mechanical qualities may be the most important factors of all.
Read MoreAdditive Solves EDM Surface Finish Problem
This new process utilizes a semi-conductive powder mixed into the dielectric fluid and produces superior surface finishes in significantly shorter time. It achieves a uniform surface finish over larger workpiece areas, reducing polishing times and associated direct labor.
Read MoreHow to Correct for Cosine Error
A small shopfloor network lays the groundwork for large-scale, low-cost DNC throughout a major manufacturing facility.
Read MoreA New Idea In High Speed Chucking
This new high speed chuck can achieve 10,000 rpm with no loss in gripping force without the use of a conventional counterweight system.
Read MoreDo-It-Yourself Training
Training and recruitment of good manufacturing people is like the weather, in that everyone talks about it. But unlike our ability to influence the weather, there are things a shop can do about training and recruitment. This story describes one shop's innovative and successful approach to this vexing problem.
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