I was in Pasadena CA for the Hackaday Superconference, and got to spend some quality time at the Supplyframe Design Lab. Resident Engineer Dan Hienzsch said I could have a few hours, and asked me what ...

EPIC has four Series-1 Bridgeport vertical milling machines and one large ACRA LC-25VH combination vertical-horizontal milling machine. Each machine has an articulating head that can “knod” and “tilt.

Why do designers and mechanical engineers need experience operating a manual mill, or for that matter any machine tool? A similar question might be asked about CNC machinists: Who cares about all that ...

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 ...

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 ...

The VS-1 manual milling machine (left) and the new, MACH MDM AR-700 bed mill (right), with a 5,000-rpm spindle, roller linear guideways, a large worktable and DynaPath control. MACH MACHINE TOOLS, a ...

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, ...