jig boring machine
1Jig borer — The jig borer is a type of machine tool invented at the end of World War I to make possible the quick yet very precise location of hole centers. It was invented independently in the United States and Switzerland. [Moltrecht, Karl Hans: Machine… …
2Jig (tool) — In metalworking and woodworking, a jig is a type of tool used to control the location and/or motion of another tool. A jig s primary purpose is to provide repeatability, accuracy, and interchangeability in the manufacturing of products.[1] A jig… …
3jig borer — noun Etymology: jig (I) : a precision machine tool resembling a vertical milling machine, equipped with sensitive adjustments for the table and the position of the cutting tool, and used especially for locating and drilling or boring holes in… …
4Woodworking machine — A Woodworking machine is a machine that is intended to process wood. These machines are usually powered by electric motors and are used extensively in woodworking. Sometimes grinding machines (for grinding woodworking tools) are also considered a …
5Milling machine — For the machine used in road construction, see Asphalt milling machine. Not to be confused with mill (grinding). Example of a bridge type CNC vertical milling center …
6Cylindrical grinder — The cylindrical grinder is a type of grinding machine used to shape the outside of an object. The cylindrical grinder can work on a variety of shapes, however the object must have a central axis of rotation. This includes but is not limited to… …
7History of Connecticut industry — The history of Connecticut Industry is a major part of the history of Connecticut. Between the birth of the U.S. patent system in 1790 and 1930, Connecticut had more patents issued per capita than any other state; in the 1800s, when the U.S. as a …
8Elisha K. Root — (born Ludlow, Massachusetts 1808 died 1865) was a Connecticut machinist and inventor. Root was born on a Massachusetts farm and worked as a bobbin boy in a cotton mill before switching, at the age of 15, to a Ware Massachusetts Machine shop. At… …
9Job shop — Job shops are typically small manufacturing operations that handle specialized manufacturing processes such as small customer orders or small batch jobs. Job shops typically move on to different jobs (possibly with different customers) when each… …
10Machining — Machine shop redirects here. For the record label, see Machine Shop Recordings. New Guinea in 1943. Mobile Machine Shop truck of the US Army with machinists working on automotive parts. Conventional machining is a form of subtractive… …
