by Phil Kerner | Sep 16, 2014 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Set-Ups
This particular subject comes up quite often: machining features into a part that's already had some machining done to it. Of course the challenge here is to re-locate the existing part in a manner that uses the existing machined part in a way that's repeatable and...
by Phil Kerner | Sep 14, 2014 | Fixture Building, Members Only: The Tool Room, Milling, Real Manufacturing Experiences, Set-Ups
Because they count on me to a lot of different and oddly-shaped parts at work, I'm constantly challenged to come up with quick, creative, and consistent ways to locate and hold parts on my Mazak CNC mill. Here's one that's had some gussets welded to it before they...
by Phil Kerner | Aug 17, 2014 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Set-Ups
So, you have to drill a few holes on one side of a pipe, then rotate it 180° and drill another hole. Here's a simple solution:
by Phil Kerner | Jul 29, 2014 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Real Manufacturing Experiences, Set-Ups, Shortcuts and Time Savers
One of my favorite techniques that I've added to my collection of tricks is to request that my small parts - and even some of my larger parts - be cut from stock that's at least 1/8" thicker than the finish size. This allows me to square up (5) sides in just one...
by Phil Kerner | Jun 22, 2014 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Milling, Real Manufacturing Experiences, Set-Ups
Every once in a while, a new part comes across my bench that I think might be interesting to you. Besides my Tool & Die stuff at work, many times I'm given brand-new projects in order to come up with an accurate and repeatable process that can be used later when...
by Phil Kerner | Jun 19, 2014 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Set-Ups, Shortcuts and Time Savers
Not a week goes by where I'm not challenged to figure out how to find the center of a part that just doesn't fit into my conventional methods. Huge round parts, offset radii, and hexagons. In that regard, mold making was a little easier because all of my material was...
