by Megan Woodland | Tips of the Trade
What is milling chatter? One issue that machinists face when milling is chatter. Chatter occurs when the tool, toolholder, and spindle vibrate at the resonant frequency of the assembly. It generates a loud, dissonant noise. The vibration of the assembly leaving...
by Megan Woodland | Tips of the Trade
MachiningAs the name “Axis Fabrication and Machine Co” suggests, our company can be broken down into two parts: fabrication and machining. For more information about what metal fabrication is, read our article on the subject. Additionally, machining is any process in...
by Megan Woodland | Tips of the Trade
Metal Fabrication Metal fabrication is the building of metal structures by cutting, bending, and assembling processes. The basic process of any fabricated part is designing, building, finishing and assembling. Design conceptualizes, creates, or analyzes an exact part...
by Megan Woodland | Tips of the Trade
How can you reduce custom part cost? We are often asked the best ways to reduce the cost of a part. Luckily for our customers, there are countless ways to accomplish this. Here are the top 7 ways to reduce the part cost by slightly altering the custom part design. 7...
by Megan Woodland | Tips of the Trade
The Top Machining Youtube Channels For many machinists, YouTube can serve as a tool for not only entertainment but also education. Many YouTubers are providing content that is full of information and how-to’s as well as funny anecdotes. This list compiles our...
by Megan Woodland | Tips of the Trade
What can Axis do? It’s not easy to sum up all of which that Axis’ highly skilled team is capable. Our shop is divided into three main departments, sheet metal, machining, and welding. Each department can be further broken down into the operations they perform. Here is...
