CNC Machining

Machine, Machine

Machine, machine what do you mean? Buzzing lies and conceit Through pores made of steel Engine, engine turned on in time Pumping fury and deceit Through pistons made of bone Ignition, ignition turned without fruition Turning on scorn and hate Through a switch made of iron Petrol, petrol set loose without control Fuelling dissidence and... more

Self-Replicating Milling Machine

Julian Leland of Swarthmore, PA, wrote in to share the milling machine he built for his senior project. I'm a graduating engineering major at Swarthmore College in SE Pennsylvania; I just wrapped up my senior design project this month, and wanted to share it with you. My project was to design and fabricate a "self-replicating" milling machine. more

Designing a self-replicating milling machine

For his senior design project at Swarthmore College, [Julian] decided to build a metalworking equivalent to the RepRap. [Julian]'s final project is a self-replicating milling machine, and hopefully giving some serious metalworking power to all the makers with CNC routers and RepRaps out there. At first glance, [Julian]'s mill doesn't look like... more

A Clockwork Useless Machine Prototype

Most of us have seen the [Useless Machine] where a switch is flipped and a finger comes out to turn it off, retreating into it's box again. Most of those are electrical, but why not a [Useless Machine] made only of mechanical clockwork? Apparently this has been done before, but why not one more? After some rough, sketches, and almost no research,... more

Machining Perfection

Machining is one of the most critical quality-defining processes in surgical instruments manufacturing. Many of the problems that arise later in the production of medical devices can be traced to improper machine work. Hence it is of utmost importance that the machine shop be well maintained, serviced, and QC checked on regular basis. more

Machine Learning for the Masses

Machine learning is a tool, and like any useful tool, it has the potential make the world better for experts and non-experts alike. This is especially true for businesses of all stripes. Whether you work with wonderful wines, worrisome weather, or worn out Winnebagos, BigML can help you understand and predict the important aspects of your... more

Company working with school to find workers

From fox11online.com: "Company working with school to find workers" - ALGOMA - The small, Lakeshore community of Algoma (with a population of just 3,167) isn't the first place you might think an aviation machining company would be located. That's just what Precision Machine Incorporated president Jamie Spitzer says his clients are often... more

Life Support Machines That Keep Each Other Alive

Installation artist and mad scientist Revital Cohen came up with a rather kooky idea for her latest work entitled The Immortal-connect a bunch of life support machines together so that they will keep each other alive ad infinitum. Why, you may ask, would she do such a thing? "The Immortal investigates human dependence on electronics, the desire to... more

Parenting Fail: Parents Put Child in Laundromat Washing Machine, Gets Stuck (VIDEO)

For one dad who thought it would be a fun prank to stick his little boy in a laundromat washing machine, the gag quickly turned into a nightmare. The dad found out that the washing machines automatically lock and begin their cycle once the door is shut. The little boy became trapped inside, tumbling over and over as his panicked parents... more

Update on Server

Last night there was a major power outage where our server is housed, and our server company has been working through the night, bringing each machine back up one by one (which involves running diagnostic health checks for each server that is virtually housed on each machine - that could be many many servers per machine). more