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Shop Doc – Multi-Axis Turning Machines Versus Single-Spindle Screw Machines
Dear Shop Doc, I keep hearing about multi-slide/multi-axis turning machines. How are they different from single-spindle screw machines? What are the advantages? Is the technology
Shop Doc – Problems Turning Tiny Parts on CNC Swiss
Dear Shop Doc, We have a CNC Swiss that we use to turn very small precise parts. When a part has several different diameters I
Shop Doc – Answer to Reverse Engineering
Dear Shop Doc, “I’ve designed a custom motorcycle part I’d like to start manufacturing. The part requires a spline that I think can be formed
Shop Doc – Tangled Up in Tennessee
Today’s Machining World Archive: April 2010 Vol. 6, Issue 03 Dear Shop Doc, We are running a long aluminum part on our CNC Swiss and
Shop Doc – Indexable Carbide Inserts for Single Point Turning
Today’s Machining World Archives September 2007 Volume 03 Issue 09 Dear Shop Doc, We are frequently utilizing indexable carbide inserts for single point turning processes
Shop Doc – Polygon Milling on a Small Part
Todays Machining World Archives May 2008 Volume 04 Issue 05 Dear Shop Doc, We are trying to make a part of beryllium copper that has
Shop Doc – Stringy Aluminum Chips
Dear Shop Doc, We are running a long aluminum part on our CNC Swiss and are having problems with long stringy chips building up in
Shop Doc – Vexed Hex
Dear Shop Doc, I have a part that has an internal hexagon that needs to be put into the part in relation to milled features.
Shop Doc – Push Back Trouble Using Collets
Today’s Machining World Archives January/February 2011 Volume 7 Issue 1 Dear Shop Doc, On our CNC lathes we occasionally have trouble with push back when
Shop Doc – Should I Scrap?
Today’s Machining World Archives April 2011 Volume 07 Issue 03 Dear Shop Doc, I recently bought a shop with CNC lathes and mills. In one
Shop Doc – Reducing Chatter
Today’s Machining World Archives November/December 2010 Volume 06 Issue 09 Dear Shop Doc, In our facility we do a lot of general purpose face milling
Shop Doc – Chatter while turning on 20mm Swiss CNC Lathe
Today’s Machining World July 2008 Volume 04 Issue 07 Dear Shop Doc, We are having trouble with chatter while turning on our 20mm Swiss CNC