General Shop Equipment & Supplies

A growing number of shops are shelving their taps and opting to thread mill heat-treated steel.

Why are all your parts turning into toast? Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, offers insight into rotary diamond dressing.

Do you have the right grit for a smooth finish? Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, takes a look at a common problem shops have with getting the surface finish that they want in the 3rd episode of the video series.

The guidelines for turning of tool steels include both tool- and part-making applications.

Ability to machine intricate geometries and hard materials drives growing use of wire EDM prototyping.

Engineered coating combinations control heat and keep chips flying in dry-drilling operations.

Creating awareness about productivity boosting machining technologies and implementing them are playing a major role in making military parts.

Machinist's Corner column in October 2009 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Shop Operations column in October 2009 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

October 2009 Manager's Desk column

Productive Times report covering dedicated wheel truing, includes a brief video report about Myles Tool using the Rush Machinery Wheel Truer.

Part of CTE's October cover story, this video sidebar follows tool grinder Jim Clark as he employs the ANCA CNC toolgrinding machine at Hamill Manufacturing to create custom geometry onan endmill for a military application.