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Machining For Dummies
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Machining For Dummies

by Kip Hanson
November 2017
Beginner content levelBeginner
312 pages
8h 54m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 3

Rounding Out the Rest of the Machining Processes

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Looking beyond lathes and machining centers

check Taking a look at toolmaking

check Making and improving holes

check Mentioning some honorable mentions

check Not forgetting about sheet metal

Oh the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called man! Oh the little that unhinges it, poor creatures that we are!

—CHARLES DICKENS

For all their incredible awesomeness, few would argue that milling and turning machines aren’t the only tools in the machining toolshed. In fact, many machined parts couldn’t be made without supporting processes such as sawing, hobbing, and honing. Nor could tools like progressive dies and injection molds be produced without electrical discharge machining (EDM) and grinding, the key elements of any tool and die room. Without them, there’d be no stamped clips and brackets, no molded toothbrushes, and no plastic Easter eggs. After all the applause showered on turning and milling machines in the past two ...

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