by Phil Kerner | Jan 5, 2014 | Inspection, Members Only: The Tool Room, Milling
This is one of those videos that I discovered in my video recorder this weekend...thought you might enjoy watching me work Notice the clamp that's holding my surface gauge in place, it comes in handy sometimes.
by Phil Kerner | Jan 5, 2014 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Milling, Set-Ups
About a year ago, I purchased a very cool electronic edge finder with a ball on the end. There's movement from side-to-side in case you bump your part a little hard, but there's no room for error when I want to use the bottom of it to pick up a surface. Here's how I...
by Phil Kerner | Jan 5, 2014 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Milling, Set-Ups
One of the common traits of most shops is in occasionally taking on work that's a tad too big for the machines they own. Luckily, I've had to deal with this problem a LOT in my career, so not too many things freak me out anymore. Here's an easy way to "reach" an edge...
by Phil Kerner | Jan 5, 2014 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Milling, Set-Ups
Several months ago, I recorded a video on the most versatile "stop" I own. I finally found them online, and they're around $130. So, I took one apart, and measured it up and drew it in AutoCad for you to build. Here's a short video on how it works, along with the PDF...
by Phil Kerner | Dec 8, 2013 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Milling, Set-Ups
This week, I had TEN of these 500-pound cylinder heads to machine some new holes into. There were (6) existing 5/16" diameter holes that I had to pick up and tap a 14 mm thread into the same location. Here's a cool trick to make this go a little faster once you...
by Phil Kerner | Nov 4, 2013 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Milling, Set-Ups
Got a doozy handed to me the other day...and I just KNEW that the process would make a great video.
