Drilling a hole in a workpiece might sound like a pretty straightforward job, but the process can actually be quite complex depending on the material being used. Drill bits might be able to easily find purchase in a soft piece…
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When To Use Spot Drills, Stub Drills, and Jobber Drills For Milling
Milling machines are designed to use special cutting tools to quickly and accurately remove material from a workpiece. There are a wide range of tools that can be used to mill various materials, but some tasks are a little bit…
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What Makes End Mills For Aluminum Different
Aluminum is a pretty amazing material. Unlike most other metallic alloys, aluminum alloys are shockingly light, but still strong. This makes aluminum an extremely popular building material for a wide range of products. When it comes to machining aluminum, special…
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Why You Should Choose Carbide Cutting Tools
Milling tools have to undergo a lot of wear and tear, especially when you are cutting harder materials like cast iron and steel. There are a lot of different types of milling cutters that vary in terms of both function…
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Full Form and Single Pitch Thread Mills
When it comes to producing threads, tap and die tools used to be one of the most common options. Now that computer guided mills have become one of the most common industrial production tools, the use of specialized end mills…
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Selecting The Best End Mills For Aluminum
Aluminum has a reputation for being a soft and versatile metal. It surprises most people to learn just how difficult it is to machine solid aluminum. When cut by an end mill, aluminum is so soft that it produces miniscule…
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