Shop Doc Blog
Shop Doc – Coming Up Short
Dear Shop Doc, I’ve been struggling with part length issues on one of my Brown & Sharpe #2 Ultramatics. The variance does not appear to be related to tool movement [...]
Shop Doc – Vexed Hex
Dear Shop Doc, I have a part that has an internal hexagon that needs to be put into the part in relation to milled features. Is there some way that [...]
“Twisted” while Broaching 400 Series Stainless
I’m using a quarter inch hexagon broach to create a quarter inch deep form in 400 series stainless steel. However, the form is twisted, somehow spiraling from one end to [...]
Shop Doc – When to go Hydromat
Dear Shop Doc, We are a new job shop looking to add some equipment. We are wondering whether we should invest in used rotary transfer machines like a Hydromat Legacy [...]
Shop Doc – Never This Rusty
Today’s Machining World Archives February 2009 Volume 02 Issue 05 Dear Shop Doc, Recently a customer contacted us stating he had received several thousand pieces, all of which had rust. [...]
Shop Doc – Tapered Out
Today’s Machining World Archives October 2008 Volume 04 Issue 10 Dear Shop Doc, We’re using a horizontal band saw with automatic feed. Until recently we were cutting 12L14 RD material [...]
Shop Doc – Rotational Error When Milling Hex Stock
Today’s Machining World Archives February 2008 Volume 04 Issue 02 Dear Shop Doc, Dear Shop Doc. I’m milling a slot along the length of the part on .875 aluminum hex [...]
Shop Doc – Tool Holder
Todays Machining World Archives June 2007 Volume 03 Issue 06 Dear Shop Doc, There is this tool holder in our Brown & Sharpe tool crib that is some type of [...]
Shop Doc – Drilling a Deep Hole on a screw machine (depth of 2.250)
Today’s Machining World Archives April 2006 Volume 02 Issue 04 Dear Shop Doc, We are a relatively new screw machine job shop that has just accepted a job in which [...]
Shop Doc – Holding Tolerance Machining C12L14
Todays Machining World July 2006 Volume 02 Issue 06 Dear Shop Doc, I have a customer who needs me to hold a .0005 tolerance ID on a part made with [...]