When you have a business (or maybe just a hobby) where you depend on high precision machining, two things are certain. First, is that the industrial machine parts in your tools get a lot of use, and the second is that you completely depend on these parts to work properly. At times, it is difficult to make sure that
What Are Machine Tools, and What Happens When Machines Malfunction? Machine tool maintenance and repair encompass a broad range of services. Equipment used to repair machine tools as well as some of the products shaped and honed by these companies, including sharp pieces of sheet metal, are hazardous. How do machine tools work? When working
Machine tools were first used by man over 3200 years ago. The first tools included bow drills, potter’s wheels and lathes. These eventually included tools needed to make metal parts, and incorporated machine-guided toolpaths. As the industrial era boomed hundreds of years later, giving way to more advanced needs for building locomotives and metal melting
A machine tool is a machine that shapes and creates parts from metal materials or hard substances. Machine shops use these tools to create gears, automotive parts, and metal products. Machine tools have been used since 1200 BC, when bow lathes and bow drills were among the first tools created in this manner. Machine shops
A “Milling Machine” is a machine tool that rotates a circular tool with numerous cutting edges arranged symmetrically about its axis, called a milling cutter. The metal work piece is usually held in a vise clamped to a table that can move in three perpendicular directions. Cutters of many shapes and sizes are available for
The most cost effective way to produce a product is with a machine tool that is fully functional. Many companies feel that if a machine is not broken do not fix it. That could not be further from the truth. Machine tools and tooling require regular adjustment and maintenance to perform at their peak. Proper lubrication lowers friction of
