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Designing for the Lathe: The Engineer’s Guide to Cost-Effective Turned Parts

Designing for the Lathe: The Engineer’s Guide to Cost-Effective Turned Parts Turned parts get cheaper and more reliable when designs align with how lathes actually cut. Symmetry, standard feature sizes, realistic tolerances, chip-friendly grooves, proper thread reliefs, chamfers, stable L/D ratios, and stock sizes matched to finish ODs all directly influence cycle time, scrap, and […]

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