by Phil Kerner | Jun 30, 2013 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Milling, Set-Ups, Shortcuts and Time Savers
It's kind of hard to believe that for 30 years, I never had to deal with machining any plastic. Now, I do it almost once a week. Here's one of my "tried and tested" methods.
by Phil Kerner | May 19, 2013 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Shortcuts and Time Savers
I just HATE sending parts out to a customer that might be correct as far as the dimensions go, but in all reality don't look so good. Here's a very quick way to blend everything together, courtesy of a tool you would normally find in an autobody shop. It truly works...
by Phil Kerner | Apr 28, 2013 | Inspection, Members Only: The Tool Room, My Tools, Shortcuts and Time Savers
The other day, I needed to dig out my collection of v-blocks and find a matched set, at least as far as the height goes. Here's a quick video on how I put together a matched set.
by Phil Kerner | Apr 15, 2013 | Members Only: The Tool Room, My Tools, Shortcuts and Time Savers
Here's a little tool that I've always had with me: the slide hammer. It doesn't happen very often, but when it does there's no better way to back out a threaded component than a slide hammer. You can screw around with vise grips and channel locks OR you can do it the...
by Phil Kerner | Mar 20, 2013 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Shortcuts and Time Savers, The Basics - Measuring, Locating, and Checking Your Work
I've been meaning to share this with you guys for quite some time now. Here's a set of parallels that I built over 30 years ago, and still find use for every week. I have to say that I've never seen anything else like these online, so I think you're getting your...
by Phil Kerner | Mar 17, 2013 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Shortcuts and Time Savers
I still remember the days when I first opened my own shop back in 1991. I had a Bridgeport, an EDM machine, a surface grinder, and few Deckel copy mills. Of course, one of the first jobs I got weighed too much for me to lift by hand, and I didn't have an overhead...
