I encourage everyone in manufacturing to find and use all your resources to your advantage, it will save you time and money over the long haul. Find knowledgeable tooling sales/engineers that know how to apply their tooling in an efficient and cost effective manner and don’t be afraid to ask them to do some training with the operators on tool use. Find a good Application Engineer that has experience in whatever application you are trying to improve on, cycle time reduction, cnc operator training, programming, setup time reduction and more…
Lathe Insert Identification
Tool Repair and Special Indexables …one of the best tool repair shops around
Tap Shank Sizes …info on shank sizes for taps
Tap Drill Sizes …Unified thread info for proper drill size prior to tapping
Tap Drill Chart… inch/metric
Formulas …some useful formulas for machinists
Lathe Tool Descriptions… various types of standard stick tools
Useful Web Sites
Symbol Training Institute…website source for training CNC Operators
Integrex Machinist…website made for the Mazak Integrex user
CNC Concepts Inc. …great website for CNC products
Insert Data …insert nomenclature
Turning Tools …picture of turning tools
Machine Shops for consideration
Waz Precision Components …rapid prototype and machining work