Twist drills do not make accurately sized or good finish holes; a reamer of some type is often used to cut the final size and finish. A reamer will not make the original hole; it will only enlarge a ...

Over my career I’ve made thousands of different parts for a manufacturer of industrial and military machines. The volumes were usually in the single digits. While I consider myself an expert in ...

Whether it’s cutting tool life, price, performance, or equipment obsolescence, job shops have a host of challenges they must overcome, said Tracy Hebert, Application Engineer for Janesville, Wisconsin ...

Grooving or recessing operations, sometimes also called necking operations, are often done on workpiece shoulders to ensure the correct fit for mating parts. When a thread is required to run the full ...

Inserts are classified as two general types: those held in place by external threads and those that use some means other than threads (knurls, grooves, interference fit) for their holding power.