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TECHNICAL AND RESEARCH NOTES

The following are a list of technical and research notes whose purpose is to act as short tutorials on a variety of machining and tooling. Some of these notes are based on WMTRP research while others have been condensed from available literature. Each of these files are in pdf format. Check this site periodically as new topic areas are planned to be added.

abrasive machining - selection of proper grit size
abrasive machining - effect of abrasive mineral
abrasive machining - effect of abrasive backing material
abrasive machining - engineered abrasives
abrasive machining - performance of traditional abrasives
abrasive machining - performance of traditional versus engineered abrasives
drilling - drill bit selection for surface quality
machine dynamics - high speed / high power machining
machine dynamics - effect of cutterhead unbalance on surface quality
machine dynamics - tool balance guidelines
machine dynamics - router balance problems
machine dynamics - power consumption basics
machine dynamics - router power consumption software
machine dynamics - advantages of thin kerf sawing
machining basics - climb cutting versus conventional cutting
process monitoring - abrasive machining / belt condition
process monitoring - high speed CNC router
process monitoring - control of CNC router
surface quality assessment - on-line optical profilometer
surface quality assessment - frequency analysis
surface quality assessment - 3-D surface quality assessment
tooling basics - tool holding / tool chucks
tool wear - effect of carbide grades
tool wear - effect of machining parameters on tool wear when machining MDF
tool wear - tool coatings