by Phil Kerner | Apr 23, 2018 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Real Manufacturing Experiences, Set-Ups, Shortcuts and Time Savers, The Apprentice
Interesting: working with my apprentice, Mike, helping him with his NIMS certifications and pre-test questions, we got into an interesting conversation this past week during our weekly session. I am happy to report that one of his lessons was on the lost art of...
by Phil Kerner | Jul 26, 2014 | Members Only: The Tool Room, The Apprentice
Today I taught Joe the first things to look for when handed a new part to machine: Is this a "first time" job or have we machined this part before? If it's the first time, we'll need to write a program and decide our plan of attack as in how to...
by Phil Kerner | Jul 25, 2014 | Members Only: The Tool Room, The Apprentice
Today, Joe walked in as I was just finishing up a set of blocks for a fixture I was working on. The last operation was to machine a 30° angle on the side. Several questions / options to discuss: How critical is an angular dimension? Is a sine bar or sine plate needed?...
by Phil Kerner | Jul 23, 2014 | Members Only: The Tool Room, The Apprentice
Today Joe learned two lessons: Lesson #1: What to do when a tap completely stalls out your CNC mill. Today I was handed a first-time job, which included (3) 3/4-10 tapped holes. I always kind of cringe a little bit because my CAT-40 machine is getting close to it's...
by Phil Kerner | Jul 23, 2014 | Members Only: The Tool Room, The Apprentice
Today, I gave Joe a little lesson on print reading, vise stops, and part-orientation. I've included a video on the "part-orientation" part which is long overdue and I believe you'll find very helpful. A few kind-of-weird things happened today: First, we programmed...
by Phil Kerner | Jul 21, 2014 | Members Only: The Tool Room, The Apprentice
Let's establish something right from the start: I have my own theories on how I like to teach: I don't belittle my students. No sarcasm. I teach better when I build a little trust and rapport with my students. I am well aware that walking into a huge...
