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Complete Guide to Height Gauges [ Vernier, Digital, Electronic, How to Use ]
A digital height gauge and granite surface plate should come fairly early in your Metrology investment schedule given how useful they can be. Like Micrometers and Calipers, you can also get Vernier...
20 CNC Jewelry Gift Ideas to Delight the Non-CNCer In Your Life
Look, it’s time. Your friends all want to know what you’re going to make with that fancy CNC gear you’ve been tinkering with for months. They’re not going to be satisfied...
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Press Fit Tolerances and Calculator [ Free Software ]
Ever wonder what press fit tolerances are or where to get a press fit calculator to make it easy for you to machine press fits? Perhaps you need this information for a press fit bearing, for...
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Using Your Mill CAM For the Lathe and Turning G-Code [ Sneaky Trick ]
G71/72/73 Are A Poor Man’s CAM for the Lathe As discussed in the introduction to the G71 (Rough Turning) tutorial, these cycles are like a poor man’s CAM for the lathe. You come up with...
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Best Free CAD, CAM, & CNC Software: Total Guide [Download Now]
Do you want to be a better CNC’er in 37 Seconds? Get Better Tool Life, Surface Finish, and Material Removal Rates Fast. It’s that easy. You can install and get results now. Start Now,...
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Dial Indicators & Dial Test Indicators: Easy Guide [2018]
Dial Test Indicators & Dial Indicators (DTI, Dial Gauge, Digital Dial Indicator, Digital Dial Gauge) First, what’s the difference between a Dial Indicator and a Dial Test Indicator?...
![Digital Caliper Complete Guide [ Vernier, Dial, Best Ones, and More ]](https://www.cnccookbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DigitalCalipers-1-400x162.png)
Digital Caliper Complete Guide [ Vernier, Dial, Best Ones, and More ]
Digital Calipers are probably the most common machinist’s tools for measuring length or thickness. There are a number of types other than digital too: Mitutoyo Digital Caliper… Mitutoyo...
![Micrometer Reading, Use, & Measurement: Easy Guide [ 2018 ]](https://www.cnccookbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/MicrometerMeasurement-400x206.png)
Micrometer Reading, Use, & Measurement: Easy Guide [ 2018 ]
Micrometer Reading, Use, and Measurement When a pair of calipers just isn’t accurate enough (i.e. need to measure a tolerance that is less than 0.002″), most machinists will turn to a...
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Winning the High Mix Low Volume Manufacturing Game [ HMLV ]
My CNC Chef video on Optimizing for HMLV… High Mix Low Volume is the norm for manufacturing these days. At first, it seems hard to do it profitably, but once you understand the game you can...