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Measuring large parts where they stand: portable CMM inspection
A frame, a mold or an installed machine doesn't fit in a measuring room. How a portable wide-area CMM measures large parts on the shop floor or on site, and what you get back.
3D measurement · Fabrication
Designing parts for tube laser cutting: 8 tips
How to design tube, pipe and profile parts that cut cleanly on a fiber tube laser and fit up fast on the weld table: joints, holes, corners, lengths and the files to send.
Tube laser · Design tips · Fabrication
CNC-Machined Foam Inserts for Tool Organization
How Spark Fabrication CNC-machines custom EVA foam tool inserts, including the inserts made for Toosa.ca and Maximum tool sets.
Foam inserts
Machining Large Aluminum Sheets: Best Practices
How we CNC machine large aluminum sheets on a 5 × 10 ft router: alloy choice, handling, machining parameters, fixturing and heat management.
CNC routing
Machining EVA Foam: Applications and Benefits
Why EVA foam machines so well, where it's used (packaging, prototypes, automotive, footwear) and how CNC cutting shapes it precisely.
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