Machining and Tool and Die 2017

Happy New Years fellow machinists, machine lovers, tool and die workers, carbide die makers and people that don't really love machining but work in the industry! Also, happy new years to that guy that makes candle sticks in his garage with a 1943 lathe! OK, let's calm down. To celebrate I'm doing yet another installment of machining gifs and videos. This eye candy will get everyone going ;)  Just click the video to play.

How metal chips are born

Beautiful Finnish!

Wire Forming

Finally, the worlds biggest 3D printed part.

Have a great 2017!

Beauty of Carbide Dies and Tool and Die

Machining can be a beautiful thing at times, it is an act of creation after all. The birth of an object from it's raw materials. Sometimes it takes slowing the action down to capture the amazing life in side of carbide die making and tool and die in general. Here's some videos of cutting, shaping and forming for you tool heads!

Die Maker Life

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When you're out of tolerance, every industrial die maker knows this feeling! The job was done quickly, but then the inspection squad comes in and .... ugh..

Grinding

Tool and Die Fact #1

A machinist

Tool and Die Fact #2

Tool and Die: Where this might actually be said.

Tool and Die - A beautiful video...

Some times our trade can be beautiful and satisfying. After all, in tool and die we make things, and creation is beautiful... usually. (birth is often considered an exception;)

So, enjoy a little tool and die... action!!!