by Phil Kerner | May 25, 2017 | Fixture Building, Fixtures, Members Only: The Tool Room, Real Manufacturing Experiences, Set-Ups, The Basics - Milling, The Basics - Workholding
As most of you who might find themselves in a manufacturing environment these days can attest to, there is a lot of chaos in the industry right now. Customers flipping orders from day to day, suppliers not delivering material on time, and the demands of running a...
by Phil Kerner | May 24, 2017 | Bridgeport Lessons, Members Only: The Tool Room, Milling, Set-Ups
Back in "the day," most toolrooms were filled with Bridgeport mills, as this old photo from Kerner Tool & Die from the late 1950's would attest to; Even when I started my apprenticeship in 1979, Bridgeports were the staples of most tool and die shops. Because mold...
by Phil Kerner | Mar 31, 2017 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Milling, Real Manufacturing Experiences, Set-Ups
As you probably already know, these days I spend my time doing creative projects, revisions, and fixtures for Industrial Sales and Manufacturing here in Erie, PA. I really don't know why an o-ring groove on a 16" Diameter part has to be held to +/- .001" as my...
by Phil Kerner | Mar 17, 2017 | DRAWINGS / REFERENCE MATERIAL, Members Only: The Tool Room, Real Manufacturing Experiences
IF you sharpen your own end mills, then you're in luck today. Here's my chart from Anson Tools & Gages cutter grinding department from 1980...listing all of the common end mill sizes and when they've reached the end of their effective use. View or download the PDF...
by Phil Kerner | Mar 17, 2017 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Real Manufacturing Experiences, Set-Ups, Shortcuts and Time Savers
During my first 25 years in the trade, I very seldom used my edge finder, as most injection mold drawings are dimensioned from the center line of the plate to be machined. Usually I just used my dial indicator and digital readout to sweep both sides of the block and...
