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51Beam compass — A beam compass is a compass with a beam and sliding sockets or cursors for drawing and dividing circles larger than those made by a regular pair of compasses.[1] The instrument can be as a whole, or made on the spot with individual sockets… …
52Grinding (abrasive cutting) — Sketch of how abrasive particles in a grinding wheel remove material from a workpiece. Grinding is an abrasive machining process that uses a grinding wheel as the cutting tool. A wide variety of machines are used for grinding: Hand cranked knife… …
53Direct numerical control — (DNC), also known as distributed numerical control (also DNC), is a common manufacturing term for networking CNC machine tools. On some CNC machine controllers, the available memory is too small to contain the machining program (for example… …
54Forge — For the process of shaping metal by localized compressive forces, see Forging. For other uses, see Forge (disambiguation). A blacksmith s coal forge …
55Forging — This article is about the metalworking process. For specific hot forging hearth, see forge. For the act of counterfeiting, see forgery. Hot metal ingot being loaded into a hammer forge Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of… …
56Marking blue — Marking blue, layout stain or Prussian blue is a dye used in metalworking to aid in marking out rough parts for further machining. It is sometimes called Dykem (after a popular brand). It is used to stain or paint a metal object with a very thin… …
57Laser cutting — process on a sheet of steel. CAD (top) and stainless steel laser cut part (bottom) Laser cutting is a technology that uses a laser to cut materials, an …
58Nibbler — For other uses, see Nibble (disambiguation). Manual nibbler, punch and die type A nibbler is a tool for cutting sheet metal with minimal distortion. One type operates much like a punch and die, with a blade that moves in a linear fashion against… …
59Counterbore — A counterbore in a metal plate A counterbore can refer to a cylindrical flat bottomed hole, which enlarges another hole, or the tool used to create that feature. A spot face is a very shallow counterbore. A counterbore hole is used when a… …
60Magnetic base — as used in the engineering metaltrades. Fixed magnetic base with sna …
