David Wynn Technical Services Manager, PMPA

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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 133: Identifying ISO Workpiece Material Groups

When selecting the right tooling for a job, it is important to understand how that selection will impact your end results.

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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 132: Why You Should Care About Slips, Trips and Falls

Slips, trips and falls are becoming an increasingly cited regulation. Here’s how to minimize these hazards.

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Do You Have Single Points of Failure?

Plans need to be in place before a catastrophic event occurs.

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Craftsman Cribsheet No.131: FANUC Macro Programming Basics

Macros are essential to high-production CNC programming because they simplify blocks of code.

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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 130: Which Fire Extinguisher Should You Use?

Knowing the proper fire extinguisher to use before an emergency happens allows for quick and accurate decision making when seconds count.

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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 127: How to Part Off Without a Sub-Spindle

It is important to understand how tooling affects a part when parting off on a machine that has no pickoff attachment.

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Do You Have a Quoting Process?

The only way to have repeatable results is to have a process.

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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 129: How to Beat the Heat

Shops tend to heat up in the summer. Here are some tips for staying cool in the warmer months.

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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 128: Why Do Machinists Say Tenths Instead of Ten Thousandths?

In machinist parlance, a tenth is a tenth of a thousandth, not a tenth of an inch.

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My Journey to an Accidental Career that Became My Passion

“Machining was not the career I chose; it chose me.”

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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 121: ISO Turning — What Does it All Mean?

How to make sense of all those different letters and numbers in ISO turning inserts.

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