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A few I have come up with: If you break it We can Make. Pursuing perfecton, acheiving Excellence A Craft of perfection Due to Perserverance. Machinist aren't perfect, we have a tolerance. Your car cost $40,000, So What, My machine cost $150,000 and it will make car part. Thanks for all your...

American Machinist Magazine offers a cutting Tool chart, it gives speed and feed information for any manufacturer and grade and type of material to use the insert on. it is a good quick reference. check the link out: http://www.americanmachinist.com/show_charts.php?CID=1

My Students would like to get some t-shirts made showing there pride in being a machinist. Does any one have a good saying or quote. Serious or funny

EdgeCam is a powerful system that is easy to use and reasonably priced. It works directly with a number of system, meaning NO file conversion. it will do solids as well as 2d machining.

I know there is a formula to calculate a shim size to cut a eccentric in a three jaw chuck. the shim is placed under one jaw to make the offset you desire to cut. For the life of me I can not remember the formula. please help

I am a instructor and would like a easy way to tell my students where the machinery's handbook get there surface footage for a specific material.