March 2017 | Craftsman’s Cribsheet #52
In cold worked steels, failures can be broadly nucleated by localized defects, such as seams, pipe and exogenous inclusions. The second are those which result from exceeding the strength of the material itself.
October 2018 | Craftsman’s Cribsheet #71 This handy quick guide will give you the common chemical elements found in steel, how they affect steel properties and the machining process and a few tips on how to deal with them. A Quick Guide to the Chemical Elements Found in Steel – Cribsheet #71 VIEW/DOWNLOAD
Published October 2014 By Miles Free III As a former steel mill metallurgist, helping customers determine the best grade of steel to use for a part was one of my favorite parts of the job. VIEW ARTICLE
Precision Ground Barstock: How It Is Manufactured, Benefits to Your Shop Understanding the benefits provided by precision centerless ground barstock can help you avoid false economy and optimize the work you quote by maximizing benefits to your manufacturing process and customer. by Miles Free III Director of Industry Affairs, PMPA Published April 1, 2023 How…
June 2015 | Craftsman’s Cribsheet #33 Everything old is new again. Once a staple of the shop, leaded steel was out of fashion as new technologies and applications called for different materials. However, with definite savings in machinability, cutting speed and uptime, it should still be a part of your shop. VIEW/DOWNLOAD
Straightness is perishable in bars.
Straightness is critical for holding position and tolerances on today’s highly engineered medical, aerospace, automotive and electronic parts.
Here are six ways that bars can lose their straightness.
Thread Rolling with a CJWinter 191 ER on a Hardinge CNC Lathe Published August 13, 2024 Watch as we provide a comprehensive breakdown of the setup and installation of the CJWinter 191 ER Attachment on a Hardinge Talent CNC Lathe. We will cover basic operation and maintenance, with a real-time application example…