| Chapter 1 | Work Fast |
| Figure 1-1 | Full-width cuts |
| Figure 1-2 | Modified drill bit shanks |
| Figure 1-3 | Stub drills |
| Figure 1-4 | Speed chuck |
| Figure 1-5 | Slide fixture |
| Figure 1-6 | Rough milling |
| Figure 1-7 | Mist sprayer |
| Figure 1-8 | Cold cut saws |
| Figure 1-9 | Stack milling |
| Figure 1-10 | Tapping stack of parts |
| Figure 1-11 | End mill counter boring with lathe |
| Figure 1-12 | Deep hole drilling |
| Figure 1-13 | Angle-head die grinder |
| Figure 1-14 | Milling arc |
| Figure 1-15 | Cutting spheres |
| Figure 1-16 | Stubby end mills |
| Figure 1-17 | Single flute hex cutters |
| Figure 1-18 | Wipe away gritty material |
| Chapter 2 | Get It Right |
| Figure 2-1 | Dial calipers |
| Figure 2-2 | Stoning table |
| Figure 2-3 | Check tram for perpendicularity |
| Figure 2-4 | Notifying next machinist |
| Figure 2-5 | Jamming a vise handle |
| Figure 2-6 | Alignment holes |
| Figure 2-7 | Depth marker |
| Figure 2-8 | Leveling a lathe |
| Figure 2-9 | Indicating tailstock |
| Figure 2-10 | Indicating before cutting a ramp |
| Figure 2-11 | Cosine error |
| Figure 2-12 | Pecking against the quill stop |
| Figure 2-13 | Clamping on cutter radius |
| Figure 2-14 | Indicating ram |
| Figure 2-15 | Wrapping parts for heat treatment |
| Chapter 3 | Do It the Easy Way |
| Figure 3-1 | Lining up vises and plates |
| Figure 3-2 | Modified Indicol® holder |
| Figure 3-3 | Grinding vise mounted in mill |
| Figure 3-4 | Cutting angle with lathe |
| Figure 3-5 | Emergency collets |
| Figure 3-6 | A screw in a collet stop |
| Figure 3-7a | Ultra thin parallels |
| Figure 3-7b | Slot milling |
| Figure 3-8 | Boring bar held in V-block |
| Figure 3-9 | Screw plate |
| Figure 3-10 | Cutting hole in sheet metal |
| Figure 3-11 | Double sticky tape |
| Figure 3-12 | Subplates |
| Figure 3-13 | Subplate in a vise |
| Figure 3-14 | Drywall screw removing chips |
| Figure 3-15 | Clearing chips with wire cutters |
| Figure 3-16 | Stop pins for machine table |
| Figure 3-17 | Two vises on machine table |
| Figure 3-18 | Long parallels supporting part |
| Figure 3-19 | Dressing edges |
| Figure 3-20 | Lining up center punch mark |
| Figure 3-21 | Hand drilling a perpendicular hole |
| Figure 3-22 | Measuring ID with gauge pin |
| Figure 3-23 | Silver soldering band saw blades |
| Figure 3-24 | Counterboring with rotary table |
| Figure 3-25 | Long part holding fixture |
| Figure 3-26 | Tumbled part |
| Figure 3-27A | Cutting angle on plate edge |
| Figure 3-27B | Aluminum nests |
| Figure 3-28 | Angle fixture with tapped holes |
| Figure 3-29 | Poor man’s universal angle fixture |
| Figure 3-30 | Positioning end mill tangent |
| Figure 3-31 | Indicating shaft center. |
| Figure 3-32 | Indicating to find center |
| Figure 3-33 | Setting vise angles |
| Figure 3-34 | Flat bottom drills |
| Figure 3-35 | Reverse boring |
| Chapter 4 | Make ‘Em Look Good |
| Figure 4-1 | Blending surfaces |
| Figure 4-2 | High helix end mills |
| Figure 4-3 | Honing tools with a diamond lap |
| Figure 4-4 | Scotch-Brite® finishing |
| Figure 4-5 | Six jaw chucks |
| Figure 4-6 | Aluminum soft jaws |
| Figure 4-7 | Perishable vise jaws |
| Figure 4-8 | Orbital sanding |
| Figure 4-9 | Sanding surface plate |
| Figure 4-10 | Filed corners |
| Figure 4-11 | Dedicated countersinks |
| Figure 4-12 | Deburring tools for small holes |
| Figure 4-13 | Live centers |
| Chapter 5 | Help for Novices |
| Figure 5-1 | Computer-aided machining |
| Figure 5-2 | Unsafe disk sanding |
| Figure 5-3 | Unsafe lathe condition |
| Figure 5-4A | Cleared lathe tool |
| Figure 5-4B | Quill of the mill |
| Figure 5-5 | Hand stamping |
| Figure 5-6 | Spreading Dykem® |
| Figure 5-7 | Total indicator reading |
| Figure 5-8 | Drop indicator |
| Figure 5-9 | Large vernier calipers |
| Figure 5-10 | Machining Plexiglas |
| Figure 5-11 | Vertical band saw |
| Figure 5-12 | Tear drop file |
| Figure 5-13 | Drill gauge |
| Figure 5-14 | Tools for deburring holes |
| Figure 5-15 | Corncob cutters |
| Figure 5-16 | Folding a band saw blade |
| Figure 5-17 | An SLA model |
| Figure 5-18 | Lofted surfaces |
| Figure 5-19 | Filing a part in a lathe |
| Chapter 6 | More Shop Talk |
| Figure 6-1A | Indexing with a V-block |
| Figure 6-1B | Indexing head |
| Figure 6-2 | CNC indexing heads |
| Figure 6-3 | Clamping over air |
| Figure 6-4 | Four jaw chuck |
| Figure 6-5 | Removing blind bushing |
| Figure 6-6 | Spring loaded band saw stop |
| Figure 6-7 | Slitting saws |
| Figure 6-8 | Angle reference cut |
| Figure 6-9 | Setting lathe tool with scale |
| Figure 6-10 | Cleaning file |
| Figure 6-11 | Broaching |
| Figure 6-12 | Using punch marks to locate parts |
| Figure 6-13 | Colored tape |
| Figure 6-14 | Bench vise |
| Figure 6-15 | Modifying soft jaws |
| Figure 6-16 | Installing a shop rag |
| Figure 6-17 | Pinch-type quill stop |
| Figure 6-18 | Cutter and surface width |
| Figure 6-19 | Writing on metal |
| Figure 6-20 | Setting end mill with shim stock |
| Figure 6-21 | Measuring ID |
| Figure 6-22 | Holding a gear with soft jaws |
| Figure 6-23 | Loosening a chuck |
| Figure 6-24 | Turning lathe part in mill |
| Figure 6-25 | Strap clamp in vise |
| Figure 6-26 | Removing discoloration |
| Figure 6-27 | Criterion® boring head |
| Figure 6-28 | Applying layer of cutting oil |
| Figure 6-29 | Work stops |
| Figure 6-30 | Angling a boring bar |
| Figure 6-31 | Eliminating chatter |
| Figure 6-32 | Single flute milling |
| Figure 6-33 | 45° fly cutter |
| Figure 6-34 | Clamping parts with paper |
| Chapter 7 | The Cutter Caper |
| Figure 7-1 | Deckel® cutter grinder |
| Figure 7-2 | Single-flute cutters |
| Figure 7-3 | Inserts in negative rake cutters |
| Figure 7-4 | Web-thinned drill bits |
| Figure 7-5 | Single-flute carbide cutters |
| Figure 7-6 | Hex cutters |
| Figure 7-7 | Square shanked boring bar |
| Figure 7-8 | Boring bar grinding |
| Figure 7-9 | Slitting saws |
| Figure 7-10 | Stagger tooth key cutters |
| Figure 7-11 | Sheet metal drills |
| Figure 7-12A | Outside radius cutters |
| Figure 7-12B | Final sizing outside radius cutters |
| Figure 7-13 | Small form tools |
| Figure 7-14 | End mill grinding fixtures |
| Figure 7-15 | Boring out broken taps |
| Figure 7-16 | Perfect chip |
| Figure 7-17 | Inspecting a lathe tool radius |
| Figure 7-18 | Shim stock template |
| Figure 7-19 | Trepanning tool |
| Figure 7-20 | Center cutting end mills |
| Figure 7-21 | Sharpening taps |
| Figure 7-22 | Sharpening reamers |
| Figure 7-23 | High helix end mills |
| Figure 7-24 | Shortening center drill tips |
| Figure 7-25 | Left-hand brazed carbide lathe tool |
| Figure 7-26 | Ejector pins |
| Figure 7-27 | Cutters from standard end mills |
| Chapter 8 | Threads and Things |
| Figure 8-1 | Unified thread |
| Figure 8-2 | Die button threading |
| Figure 8-3 | Adjustable die buttons |
| Figure 8-4 | Broken tap removers |
| Figure 8-5 | Geometric die heads |
| Figure 8-6 | External thread gauge |
| Figure 8-7 | Threading with tool inverted |
| Figure 8-8 | Hand tapping |
| Figure 8-9 | Tapping block |
| Figure 8-10 | Stick wax |
| Figure 8-11 | Threaded part |
| Figure 8-12 | Clutch-type tapping heads |
| Figure 8-13 | Tap extension |
| Figure 8-14 | Repairing a damaged thread |
| Figure 8-15 | Knurling |
| Figure 8-16 | Test knurl |
| Figure 8-17 | Finishing a knurl |
| Chapter 9 | Help for Engineers |
| Figure 9-1 | Welding a pin and base |
| Figure 9-2 | Internal corners |
| Figure 9-3 | Tapping holes |
| Figure 9-4 | Press fits |
| Figure 9-5 | Diameters of a lathe part |
| Figure 9-6 | Fillet dimensions on lathe parts |
| Figure 9-7 | Knife edges |
| Figure 9-8 | Hidden lines |
| Figure 9-9 | Flex type bar clamps |
| Chapter 10 | Rotary Table Magic |
| Figure 10-1 | Indicating part on a rotary table |
| Figure 10-2 | Indicating spindle over a part |
| Figure 10-3 | Checking for concentricity |
| Figure 10-4 | Counter boring with a rotary table |
| Figure 10-5 | Spring loaded scribe |
| Chapter 11 | Taming Warp |
| Figure 11-1 | Shimming a warped part |
| Figure 11-2 | Indicating a long bar flat |
| Figure 11-3 | Indicating on a surface plate |
| Chapter 12 | Be Square |
| Figure 12-1 | Square blocks |
| Figure 12-2 | Modified ball bearing |
| Figure 12-3 | Squaring process |
| Figure 12-4 | Side milling |
| Figure 12-5 | Squaring a block with a fly cutter |
| Figure 12-6 | Machinist’s square |
| Figure 12-7 | Squaring gauge |
| Chapter 13 | Mold Making Tips |
| Figure 13-1 | Small cutter extension |
| Figure 13-2 | Copper EDM electrode |
| Figure 13-3 | Graphite EDM electrodes |
| Figure 13-4 | Machining and holding electrodes |
| Figure 13-5 | Demagnetizing parts |
| Figure 13-6 | Measuring with gauge blocks |
| Figure 13-7 | Checking for concentricity |
| Figure 13-8 | Checking cutter angle |
| Figure 13-9 | Grinding pin diameters |
| Figure 13-10 | Polishing with Simichrome® |
| Figure 13-11 | Blending weld on mold parts |
| Figure 13-12 | Ejector pin bushing |
| Chapter 14 | Get Your Grinder Goin’ |
| Figure 14-1 | Blending a surface with Dykem |
| Figure 14-2 | Porous grinding wheels |
| Figure 14-3 | Heavy cut with a surface grinder |
| Figure 14-4 | Blocking parts with radius gauges |
| Figure 14-5 | Measuring part with gauge blocks |
| Figure 14-6 | Dowel pin supports |
| Figure 14-7 | Grinding angle and straight section |
| Figure 14-8 | Dressing angle on wheel |
| Figure 14-9 | Magnetic sine plates |
| Figure 14-10 | Grinding slender pins |
| Figure 14-11 | Sliding gauges on and off a magnet |
| Figure 14-12 | Wheel dresser for pedestal grinder |
| Figure 14-13 | Norbide® stone |
| Figure 14-14 | Dressing the side of a wheel |
| Figure 14-15 | Versatile wheel dresser |
| Figure 14-16 | Fence for back rail |
| Figure 14-17 | Side wheeling |
| Figure 14-18 | Abrasive cutoff wheels |
| Figure 14-19 | Grinding on the skew |
| Chapter 15 | The Incredible CNC |
| Figure 15-1 | Planning for fewest setups |
| Figure 15-2 | Adding tap drill |
| Figure 15-3 | Fixtures in a drawer |
| Figure 15-4 | Clamping large remnants |
| Figure 15-5 | Tool holder interference |
| Figure 15-6 | Long tools and tall parts |
| Figure 15-7 | Simulated chamfering tool |
| Figure 15-8 | Chamfering tool on edge |
| Figure 15-9 | Chamfer tool offset from edge |
| Figure 15-10 | Inconsistent chamfer |
| Figure 15-11 | Cutting holes into a tilted part |
| Figure 15-12 | Camworks® icon |
| Drawing 15-1 | Views of an adapter plate |
| Figure 15-13 | A part setup |
| Figure 15-14 | Selecting a tool |
| Figure 15-15 | Cutting time |
| Figure 15-16 | Override buttons |
| Figure 15-17 | Center drill |
| Figure 15-18 | Tool Length / Diameter Offsets |
| Figure 15-19 | Part after running all the tools |
| Figure 15-20 | Completed adapter plate |
| Figure 15-21 | Cutting surfaces with 3D moves |
| Figure 15-22 | Important CNC machine features |
| Figure 15-23 | Power up / restart button |
| Figure 15-24 | Features for changing tools |
| Figure 15-25 | EOB and Write / Enter buttons |
| Figure 15-26 | Home button |
| Figure 15-27 | Cycle Start button |
| Chapter 16 | Shop Math Wizardry |
| Figure 16-1 | Grinding material |
| Figure 16-2 | Ball height |
| Figure 16-3 | Puzzle |
| Figure 16-4 | Height and angle of a ladder |
| Chapter 17 | Odds and Ends |
| Figure 17-1 | Stress/strain curve |
| Figure 17-2 | Tall vise jaws |
| Figure 17-3 | Aluminum anodized surfaces |
| Figure 17-4 | Black oxidizing screws |
| Figure 17-5 | Electropolishing |
| Figure 17-6 | Mapp® gas torches |
| Figure 17-7 | Left-hand drill bits |
| Figure 17-8 | Keenserts® |
| Chapter 18 | Tell Me Something I Don’t Know |
| Figure 18-1 | Slinkys® |
| Figure 18-2 | Cone-shaped edge finder |
| Figure 18-3 | Kellering |
| Figure 18-4 | Friction sawing a file |
| Figure 18-5 | Eyeballing a vise |
| Appendices | |
| Figure A2-1 | Solution to Problem 8 |
| Figure A3-1 | Part requiring multiple setups |
| Figure A3-2 | Center punch made from a tap |
| Figure A3-3 | Dressing shop stones |
