External Snap Ring Size Chart
Typically, when a machine starts to knock, something has slipped from it’s place. In mechanical assemblies, axial movement are the enemy of precision. Bearings comes … Read more
Tool Chart
Category for chart and diagram for tool related topics, visual representation of the topic.
Internal Snap Ring Size Chart
When your bearing starts humming inside of its housing and gets loose, I think you know what’s going on. A small piece didn’t hold it … Read more
Rivet Nut Size Chart
Drill the hole and then insert fastener. Squeeze the tool. It sounds easy enough but you end up with a loose bolt. Why? Because the … Read more
Carbide Insert Identification Chart
If you’ve ever stood in front of a box full of carbide inserts and scratched your head, join the club. It’s like they’re little jewels, … Read more
End Mill Size Chart
When you have a spindle chatter it’s your cue. The tool is not designed for what you are running so there is mismatch in the … Read more
Knurling Diameter Chart
The single most important variable in knurling is one you’ve likely already overlooked: the starting diameter of the blank. If you don’t pay attention to … Read more
Surface Footage Chart
When you watch someone set up a mill or lathe, it’s kind of magical. Raw metal go in, and out pops a precisely shaped part … Read more
Aircraft Rivet Size Chart
Rivets can seem like a simple thing. Anyone can tell which size one fits into a wing skin, right? Wrong. Each rivet has its own … Read more
Solid Rivet Size Chart
Then there’s this: you pull a solid rivet out of tin and think “oh crap, I don’t know if that’s gonna fit”. You drill your … Read more
Blind Rivet Size Chart
“Your grip requirement is based off the total thickness of all the materials you are clamping together. That combined depth tell you what size rivet … Read more
Pressure Washer Hose Size Chart
Why does it seem like it’s so hard to clean? You’re standing there, a tangled hose in one hand and a pressure washer in the … Read more
Drill Cutting Speed Chart
Perhaps you’ve tried to drill into something and the bit never cuts through metal, just spins until it heats up and dulls out? You might … Read more
End Mill Speed And Feed Chart
You know what sound means trouble in a machine shop? It is not the sweet song of metal being cut at a good pace with … Read more
Milling Speed And Feed Chart
In any machine shop there’s a certain sound that means disaster. It is not the sound of things crashing. Instead, it is a high-pitched whining … Read more