Archive for January, 2009

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Basics of Machining

cam

Tool Offset I thought this would be a great place to do a quick talk on Tool Offset.  Tooling Offset is the amount you must “Offset” the tool while machining.  For example, the tool paths that we created in CAM are located in the dead center of the tool unless you do something about it.  [...]

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

The Big Three - Put the Past Aside

Our government has come to a screeching halt on the big three bailout; it’s disgusting that our government can’t agree on something this important it could literally mean the survival of our country, I used to trust out government but not any more. They can’t seem to put all of the party [...]

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Hertz rolls out car sharing program - BusinessWeek

New York Times

Hertz rolls out car sharing programBusinessWeek?- Dec 16, 2008Frissora said Hertz plans to lure members with accessories generally not available in its other rental cars, such as Bluetooth handsfree cell phone tools, …Heading South? You Can Get a Great Rental Car Deal SmarterTravel.comCar Sharing Competition: Hertz and Enterprise Chas… Cleantech BlogHertz Will Try [...]

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Learn Welding and the Basics of Welding

Wikipedia defines Welder as “a fabrication process that joins materials, usually metals.” This is done by melting the part of the materials to be joined and adding some additional molten joining material. When the molten material cools, it forms a strong bond or joint.
Welding is the most widely practiced way of joining metals together due [...]

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Gas Mileage Improvement - Easy Ways To Get Better Gas Mileage

In today’s world, the ever increasing prices of gasoline makes a huge dent in your expenditures, and we are always looking for ways to better this situation.
Who wants to continue spending large amounts of their hard-earned money on gasoline? 
Nobody of course!
Wouldn’t it be excellent if you knew some tricks to help improve your [...]