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Fundamentals of bore gages and choosing the best one for the job.
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In the Flow: General Industry Coverage
How viscosity affects grinding oil performance.
The Right Angle: General Industry Coverage
Selecting and making the most of an angle head when other tooling can't get the job done.
Finishing Fast: Testing & Quality Assurance
Obtaining a fine surface finish when high-speed machining.
A Mixed Grade: General Industry Coverage
The latest grades of polycrystalline diamond mix coarse and fine particles to increase packing density and yield a more continuous cutting edge.
A Better Braze: General Industry Coverage
A comparison of two processes for brazing PCBN onto carbide.
Turning the Big Stuff
Companies share ideas about turning long, large and heavy workpieces.
Clean Machines
Considerations when purchasing a parts-cleaning system.
Open to Debate: General Industry Coverage
Pros and cons of monoblock tooling.
Medical Advice
Cutting tool considerations for effectively machining titanium medical parts.
Cost Cures: Medical Manufacturing
A medical parts maker works to reduce its customers' costs.
Modern Tool Resharpening Matches New Tool Performance
In the past, tool resharpening got a bit of a bum rap: It was better, perhaps, than throwing the tools away, but the resharpened tools weren't likely to achieve the same longevity as new ones. Today, resharpened tools can often achieve the same lifespan as new ones, and resharpeners can improve their customers' tool usage in other ways as well.
