Released October 19, 2020
Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss what you should know about leaded steel such as machinability, the benefits, the downsides, as well as best practices when dealing with leaded steel.
Part 2A: Bench Set Up – Getting Attachment Ready to Roll Published August 13, 2024 Part 2 of CJ Winter’s Video Series will demonstrate bench set-up; getting the attachment ready.
Released February 28, 2022. Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller discuss yield loss in your shop, what inflation has to do with it and how to combat it with your decision making.
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: Identifying ISO Workpiece Material Groups Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn have a conversation centered around Identifying ISO Workpiece Material Groups, how important it is to your end result and how understanding the different material groups can improve your precision machining shop. Published November 4, 2024…
Silicon plays many roles in steel but its most important is deoxidation; It is detrimental to tool life, machinability and surface quality in low carbon and free machining steels.
A well done video describing Manufacturing is available from the Next Generation Regional Manufacturing Center in Connecticut.
November 2013 | Craftsman’s Cribsheet #15 There are two kinds of distortion that can result from a heat-treating process in steel: dimensional distortion and shape distortion. VIEW/DOWNLOAD