Author: carlimiller
October 2020
Craftsman’s Cribsheet #88
Cribsheet provided by PMPA member, Pioneer Service, Inc. in Addison, Illinois
Standard grinding (both centerless and centered) produces a finer surface finish and/or more precise dimensions than can be achieved during the turning process on a CNC Swiss or CNC Turning Center.
Released September 28, 2020
Miles Free & Carli Kistler discuss the lessons learned in the 2009 Great Recession and compare with the COVID-19 crisis of 2020.
Released September 25, 2020
Join us as Miles Free answers a variety of questions! You never know what will be asked or what the answer may be!
September 2020
Craftsman’s Cribsheet #87
A glossary of basic steel testing terminology.
August 2020
Craftsman’s Cribsheet #86
Laws have outlawed the provision of plumbing systems containing significant amounts of lead.
June 2020
Craftsman’s Cribsheet #85
What are some things to look for when using an outside heat treater for the first time? Here are some ideas to start the conversation. What else would you ask? Is packaging a concern, special labeling? Handling?.
April 2020
Craftsman’s Cribsheet #84
Late in 2019 OSHA revised its inspection priority weighting system.
March 2020
Craftsman’s Cribsheet #83
Don’t let car keys, wallets, coats, and cell phones sabotage your company’s Emergency Action Plans.
November 2019
Craftsman’s Cribsheet #82
The 2019 OSHA violations list was presented at the NSC 2019 Safety Conference and Expo. It covered a citation period between Oct. 1, 2018 and Aug. 15, 2019. Of interest is that the Top Ten list of most frequent citations is evenly split between General Industry (1910) and Construction (1926). Here are the five most frequent violations applicable to our General Industry precision machining shops, as presented at the NSC 2019 conference.
October 2019
Craftsman’s Cribsheet #81
The need frequently arises in our shops to estimate the weight of steel, whether as a part of quoting, to estimate how much steel may be needed given a certain length of part, or just to decide how heavy the bar is that we are loading into the machines for safety purposes. Counting bars in a bundle and multiplying by weight per bar allows a quick “reality check” on whether or not the tag weight is correct, or how much weight is left in the rack.