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Useful References

Carbide Insert Chart from Carbide Depot

External Sites (Reference and Instructional Videos)
Section titled “External Sites (Reference and Instructional Videos)”

CNC Handbook

MIT Machine Shop Instructional Videos - The Gold Standard
Mr Pete (Machining Videos)
Very good instructor ClickSpring Instructional Videos, very accessible.
Destiny Tool
Engine Turning
G-Code Tutorial
Glossary
Guerrilla Guide to CNC Machining
Learn CNC

Practical Machinist
That Lazy Machinist The Virtual Machine Shop
Tom Lipton (Machining Videos) Author of Metalworking Doing it Better and Metalworking Sink or Swim
University of Idaho Mindworks

Parts and Equipment
Section titled “Parts and Equipment”

Bits and Bits *Makes engraving cutters, wax milling cutters, end mills and has diamond drag engraving bits.
Bridgeport Parts
Brownell’s Gunsmithing Supplies (lots of hard to find tools even for non-gunsmithing…)
Discount tools
Fastener Express
Enco (Machining tools, equipment, and accessories)
Little Machine Shop
Maritool (Machine Tooling)
McMaster Carr
MSC Industrial Supply
Precision Balls
Monster Jaws (soft jaws for Kurt Vises)
Sherline Machines
Stock Drive Products *Good source of gears and other machine parts
Travers Tool Company
- Kit & Plan suppliers
  - Coles’ Power Models
  - J.E. Howell Model Engine Plans
  - Elmer’s Engines Free plans for model steam engine
  - Hemingway kits (model engines and workshop tooling casting kits
  - Metal Lathe Accessories Kits for Mill and Lathe tooling
  - PM Research, Inc model engine kits (steam, stirling, and internal combustion and miniature model machine tools
  - Rite Time Publishing source of a variety of books about clock making
  - Stuart Models model engine (steam) and miniature machine tools
  - ~~Rappahanock Boat works~~ Caution! Comes up as an unsafe website. Continue at your own risk
  - W.R. Smith Master clock maker with books/plans for a variety of clocks and telegraph keys
Machinist Information
Section titled “Machinist Information”

Reference Materials
Section titled “Reference Materials”

Public Domain Books on Machining
English and Metric Tap and Clearance drill sizes
Rake and relief angles for lathe cutting tools
Sharpening Lathe tool bits
Dimensions of standard tapers
End Mill Speeds and Feeds
cnccookbook.com blog

Government and Military Specifications and Training Manuals When you enter the website, select the “Library” button at the top and it will list all the document categories. Just searching for the term “soldering” will bring up 100’s of other documents.

Instructional Information
Section titled “Instructional Information”
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Public Domain Books on Machining
Section titled “Public Domain Books on Machining”

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