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Angle Plate vs Tombstone – Which Do You Need?
When you’re setting up workholding for an HMC or VMC, two products come up over and over again: tombstones and angle plates. At Tombstone City, we manufacture both, and we get asked which one is right almost every day. The honest answer is: it depends on your machine, your parts, and your production goals. This …
What is a CNC Tombstone? Complete Guide
At Tombstone City, we talk to machine shop owners and CNC machinists every day who are leaving spindle time on the table, not because their machines are slow, but because their workholding isn’t working hard enough. If you’re running a Horizontal Machining Center (HMC) and still loading parts one or two at a time, a …
Unlocking Tax Savings with Section 179: A Smart Move for Your Machine Shop
At Tombstone City, we know that investing in the right workholding equipment—like tombstones, angleplates, subplates, and modular vise systems—can significantly boost your shop’s productivity. But there’s another benefit to investing before the end of the year that many customers overlook: Section 179 of the IRS Tax Code. If your company is planning equipment purchases, Section …
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