Archive for: February, 2013

Shop Tip: Mark yer Bars

Shop Tip: Mark yer Bars

In this photo you see three bars of extruded aluminum waiting to be sawed together.  Notice the different bars marked with a straight line, a squiggly line and no line.  Why?  Because not all extrusions arrive with the same exact width and this can create a big problem when holding multiple parts in a vise.  [...]

High Performance End Mills Continue to Make the Cut

High Performance End Mills Continue to Make the Cut

Last year we ran a test on the SUPERMILL TOMCAT 5 cutter since it touted feeds and speeds in steel that are normally reserved for aluminum. You can see that review on machining steel with aluminum feedrates here. Since that review, we did a 6 month follow up with the test shop and we’re here [...]

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