by Phil Kerner | Jul 12, 2016 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Milling
As you probably have already noticed, I build a lot of small fixtures for use in our own facility. Most of these blocks and plates are usually flame-cut out of a large piece of plate and have been ground "flat and parallel" on our Blanchard grinder before they arrive...
by Phil Kerner | Jan 27, 2016 | DRAWINGS / REFERENCE MATERIAL, Members Only: The Tool Room
Several years ago, our plant dropped over $40,000 on a tool-presetter, mainly due to the fact that with over 100 folks running machines at various skill levels it made sense to standardize. Of course, this machine also measures run out and can work with both CAT 40...
by Phil Kerner | Jan 23, 2016 | Members Only: The Tool Room
For this series, I've grouped all of the lessons on one page: Just click HERE for full access.
by Phil Kerner | Jan 20, 2016 | DRAWINGS / REFERENCE MATERIAL, Members Only: The Tool Room
Here's another great project for your collection and belongs in every machinist's tool box: the sine bar. The challenge on this project is to hold the 5.000" dimension between the steps, and to grind the two "rolls" after heat treating them. Obviously they need to be...
by Phil Kerner | Jan 20, 2016 | DRAWINGS / REFERENCE MATERIAL, Members Only: The Tool Room
Besides parallels, one of the first things we used to build as apprentices were 1-2-3 blocks. They are a great way to learn how to get a matched set of blocks perfectly sized and perfectly square after heat treating. Depending on your skill level - and if you want...
