The last newsletter was about thread depths. This time we are going to talk about different types of shops and finding the right fit for your company. What type of shop is your shop? Not all machine shops are created equal – nor should they be. Some are good at incredibly high-precision parts measured in…
The last newsletter was about corner radii. This time we are going to talk about thread depths. We have talked about the tolerances associated with thread depths and how challenging it is to achieve a very high tolerance on the depth of threaded holes. Partly it’s because it is very hard to determine exactly where…
The last newsletter was about 5-axis mills. This time we are going to talk about corner radii and some specific gotchas to avoid. Long ago we introduced the topic of designing vertical corner radii to be as large as possible in order to allow your chosen shop to machine with the largest cutting tools, thus…
Last month’s newsletter was about undimensioned features. This month we are going to us a topic suggestion from a reader – Camilo Parra – from Universidad Eafit Columbia, an overview of 5 axis machines and how they machine parts. There are several different types of 5-axis mills in both vertical and horizontal orientations. They can…
Our last newsletter was about designing and machining thin floors. This month we are going to revisit a past topic about undimensioned features on drawings. We recently had a customer who was considering a change to their drawing note about undimensioned features on their minimally dimensioned drawing template. They had read our newsletter from back…
Our last newsletter was about designing and machining thin wall sections. This month we are going to continue that theme by suggestion of Larry V. from Lockheed Martin and discuss designing and machining thin floors. As with designing thin walls, sometimes it is desirable to design a floor of a pocket, shelf or web to…
