High anxiety
Understanding tool geometry and selecting the right tap for different workpiece materials can help take the anxiety out of tapping operations.
Author
Dave Nelson
Dave Nelson is an application engineer for Productivity Inc. and a freelance technical writer. He works in the Omaha, Neb., office of the Minneapolis-based machine tool distributor.
Application Engineer, Productivity Inc.
Special projects
Challenging Swiss-style machining jobs can require specialty collets or novel applications of standard workholding.
Automation Made Easy
A multitasking lathe, coupled with robotic loading or bar loading, is a simple but effective form of automation.
Small Bars, Big Results
Using mini and micro boring bars effectively in Swiss-style machines requires machine shops to know the types of available bars and the ways to strengthen their cutting edges, reduce pressures on the tools and position them for the most efficient cutting.
Swiss Threads: Segmenting on Swiss Lathes
Avoid the threadmaking limit on Swiss-style lathes by segmenting.