When most people hear the word “machinist,” they picture someone standing in front of a machine, pushing buttons and watching metal chips fly. While that’s certainly part of the job, it only tells a small piece of the story. In reality, a CNC machinist is part craftsman, part technician, part problem solver, and sometimes part … Read more

If you’re new to machining, one of the first things you’ll notice is that there are tools everywhere. Walk into any machine shop and you’ll see machines the size of pickup trucks, toolboxes packed with measuring equipment, racks of cutting tools, and drawers full of hand tools. To someone on the outside, it can feel … Read more

If you’ve ever picked up a wrench, driven a car, flown on an airplane, or used a smartphone, you’ve interacted with machined parts. Most people don’t realize it, but machining is one of the foundations of modern civilization. Nearly every manufactured product starts with raw material that must be cut, shaped, drilled, turned, or finished … Read more