Flatness and straightness sit side by side on nearly every GD&T wall chart, both belong to the form family, and neither one needs a datum. That is exactly why they get swapped on drawings. In our...
READ MOREFlatness and straightness sit side by side on nearly every GD&T wall chart, both belong to the form family, and neither one needs a datum. That is exactly why they get swapped on drawings. In our...
READ MOREWhat a Custom Steel Pin Does in an Assembly A steel pin is a small cylindrical component used to locate, join, hinge, or lock mechanical parts. Depending on the design, it may act as a locating pin th...
READ MOREFacing is usually the first cut a new machinist learns and the last one an experienced hand stops thinking about, which is exactly why it still causes trouble. Chuck a workpiece, take a pass across t...
READ MOREAn aluminum screw is easy to overlook, yet in a lightweight device it often decides whether an assembly goes together cleanly. The metal is soft compared with steel, the parts are small, and the thre...
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