If you’re interested in making things (and since you’re reading this, we’re going to assume you are), you’ve almost certainly felt a desire to make metal parts. 3D printers are great, but have a lot ...

A VMC (vertical machining center) is essentially a CNC vertical milling machine on steroids. Many CNC mills are just manual milling machines that have been converted to CNC control. They work nicely, ...

Manual Mill Basics provides an introduction to the manual milling machine. Manual mills are generally either vertical or horizontal, depending on their spindle orientation. This class introduces the ...

Manual Mill Operation serves as a guide for manually machining various features onto a workpiece. The class takes the users through the steps of creating a part on the manual mill, including ...

I entered the Army in 1988 as a military occupational specialty (MOS) 44E (machinist) under the Army Civilian Acquired Skills Program. Since I had received industry standard manual machinist training, ...

The W 200 XFi Wirtgen milling machine has been added to the company’s lineup of Xtended F Series. Standard working width is 7 feet 3 inches, but the multiple cutting system allows for switching drums ...

ZIMMERMANN INC. is offering the new five-axis portal milling machine developed by parent company F. Zimmermann GmbH for its new FZP machine series: Zimmerman is targeting model-, tool-, and die-making ...

Siemens used this test part to demonstrate new state-of-the-art milling techniques. It is made of tool steel hardened to 54 HRC and was machined on a Micron HPM 800U machining center. Something most ...