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The Daily Tool & Grind is Custom Tool & Grinding’s official blog. See what we’re up to around the shop as well as what’s going on around our industry.

Spot Drills vs Center Drills Decoded for Machinists
Milling

Spot Drills vs Center Drills Decoded for Machinists

by Greg Stasiowski
September 11, 2024

Are you a machinist trying to decide between spot drills and center drills for your next project? Knowing when to use spot drills versus centerRead More

Climb Milling vs Conventional Milling
Milling

Climb Milling vs Conventional Milling

by Greg Stasiowski
April 10, 2024

There are two distinct ways to cut materials when CNC milling: Conventional Milling (Up) and Climb Milling (Down). The difference between these two techniques isRead More

Understanding the Differences Between Horizontal and Vertical Milling
Milling

Understanding the Differences Between Horizontal and Vertical Milling

by Greg Stasiowski
May 15, 2023June 8, 2023

Milling is a common manufacturing process where a rotating tool removes material from a stationary workpiece and delivers parts with a desired finish. While theRead More

CNC Milling vs. CNC Turning| Custom tool and grinding
Cutting

CNC Milling vs. CNC Turning

by Greg Stasiowski
October 17, 2022October 17, 2022

Many companies require CNC machining services to make parts and prototypes, and many industries use this versatile technology. But CNC machining comes in various forms.Read More

Tool Overview: Milling Cutters | Custom Tool and Grinding
Milling

Tool Overview: Milling Cutters

by Greg Stasiowski
September 19, 2022September 19, 2022

There’s no doubt that CNC machining tools are an important part of the CNC machining process. We use these tools for a variety of operations,Read More

Top Posts Pittsburgh | Custom Tool & Grinding
Cutting

Custom Tool & Grinding’s Top Posts of All Time

by Greg Stasiowski
July 21, 2020July 22, 2020

At Custom Tool & Grinding, we’ve written hundreds of posts about machinery, tools, robotics, automation and much more. We’ve loved sharing our knowledge with youRead More

Milling

What is 5-Axis Machining?

by Greg Stasiowski
April 10, 2018

Earlier this year we covered 4-axis machining. Another popular high precision machine is a 5-axis machine. The higher the axis, the more advanced the machineRead More

Coating

High Quality Custom Tools With Custom Tool & Grinding

by Greg Stasiowski
January 9, 2018January 8, 2018

Custom tools need to be machined to the highest quality or they could fail when you need them the most. If you want durable, long-lasting,Read More

Milling

Helicheck Plus

by Greg Stasiowski
July 11, 2017September 19, 2017

Custom Tool adds another piece of automated quality control equipment to insure tool precision and consistency.

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