Engineering · Infographics
Engineering snapshots, free to share.
One-page visual references built from the same data as our engineering library and tools: the real formulas, the processes we run, and the rules of thumb engineers ask about. Pin one in the shop or send the link to your team.
Snapshot · Nº 01
Milling vs Turning
Two ways to make chips: what each one is for, the formulas behind both, and when a mill-turn does it in one chucking.
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Six Ways We Make Chips
The six core processes in our California shop, with work envelopes and best-case tolerance and finish.
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What Is 17-4PH?
The aerospace workhorse stainless: Condition A through H1150, key properties and the machinist's order of operations.
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The Machinability Ladder
Every alloy and plastic in our datasheet library, ranked by relative machinability index.
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Pick the Right Gauge
Caliper to CMM: how far to trust each instrument, and the gagemaker's rule of thumb.
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Read a Feature Control Frame
A GD&T callout decoded left to right in five questions, plus all 14 symbols.
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What Tolerance Actually Costs
Why every zero you add narrows the process list and grows setup and inspection effort.
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Every figure on these pages comes from the same datasets behind our engineering library and tools: material datasheets, process references and calculator formulas. Free to share with attribution.
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