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Various types of bolts displayed with the title 'Types Of Bolts: Options, Materials Used, and Manufacturing' overlaid

Types Of Bolts: Options, Materials Used, and Manufacturing

Types of bolts—Hex, square, flat, pentagon, anchor, arbor, lag, J, U, and more...
A feature image showing a spindle speed chart graph with overlaid text, including an illustration of a turning tool beside plotted RPM and cutting speed values.

Spindle Speed Chart Explained: How to Choose the Right RPM

Explore how to use a spindle speed chart for machining jobs...
A close-up of a metal component being drilled by a machine bit

Blind Hole in Terms of Engineering & Machining

A blind hole is a hole that doesn’t go all the way through a material...
An illustrated diagram showing the concept of straightness in GD&T, with reference lines and labelled features on a part surface.

Straightness GD&T: A Guide to Surface and Axis Control

Applying straightness GD&T in your technical drawings...
Tool steel bars stacked side by side, with the text "Tool Steel" overlaid at the top left corner.

Tool Steel: All About Its Types, Applications & Benefits

Fabrication vs machining: Explore the difference...
Iron-carbon phase diagram showing temperature vs. carbon content with key phase regions, eutectic/eutectoid points, and classifications into steels and cast iron

Iron Carbon Phase Diagram: Its Meaning And Relevance

The iron-carbon phase diagram shows how iron-carbon alloys behave by temperature and carbon levels—essential insight...
Close-up of a metal drilling machine

Deep Hole Drilling: Process, Tools & Techniques

​Deep hole drilling creates precise, high depth-to-diameter ratio holes.​​...