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Angle Plate Machining Setup Guide – Tips for VMC and HMC

An angle plate is one of the simplest fixtures in the shop: two faces held at 90 degrees. That simplicity is why so many setups go wrong. It looks square, it bolts down in a minute, and nobody checks it until the first part comes off the machine with a perpendicularity callout out of tolerance. …

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CNC Tombstone Sizing Guide – Match Your HMC Pallet

Most tombstone sizing mistakes don’t show up on the receiving dock. They show up the first time the B-axis indexes with a full load and a vise jaw clips the way cover, or when the top row of parts sits above the highest point the spindle can reach, or when the pallet changer faults because …

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How to Download and Use CAD Files for CNC Fixture Planning

Most shops have fixture drawings somewhere in a binder on the shop floor. The dimensions are there, but the solid geometry is not, which means every time a setup changes, someone is measuring, indicating, or guessing whether the tombstone body is going to clear the spindle head during an aggressive tool path. Loading the actual …

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