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Precision Measurement: Why & How?

Mark from Haas Automation sets his sights on a topic that every machinist and every machine shop deals with on a daily basis. He looks at the tools and terms you need to become familiar with as you’re starting out making parts and measuring them. Thanks to Haas Automation for this great...

Mounting Stock in a Manual Vice

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do you mount a piece of stock in a manual vice in your milling machine? Answer: CIM Master Teacher Matt Baehr explains how to mount a piece of material in your manual vice and why he does it the way he does. This will apply to all other milling machines as well. See the short...

Intelitek Benchmill Basics

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

In this series of short videos, learn the basics of how to setup your Intelitek Benchmill 6000 in your classroom. Everything from wiring it, connecting it to your computer, installing tools & vices, and everything in between. Short descriptions of each video below. « Prev1 / 1Next »1...

Teachers Get a Deal at Travers Tools!

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Wouldn’t it be cool if you could get tools from Travers at the same price that you get it at school with the discount included? even better… if you could pay with your credit card, and it could be delivered right to your house? You can! and it gets better… If you have students...

Introduction to RobotC and VEX Inputs & Outputs

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

When you think about it, in manufacturing, controlling things is necessary to perform very complex tasks to manufacture items to tolerances finer than a human hair. Think about all of the systems that have to be controlled in a single work cell in a factory… then multiply it by 10’s or 100’s of cells....

How Do I Split A Part In Inventor

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do I use Inventor to split a part into two? Solution: I put together a short video to show how to do this. The method I show here is good if you want to remove the other part, and ALWAYS make a copy of your part to work with, and ALWAYS use SAVE COPY AS. Consider that fair warning! Inventor...

Fluid Power-Pneumatics and Hydraulics

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Hydraulics is defined as the branch of science and technology concerned with the conveyance of liquids to produce mechanical force or control another system and Pneumatics is defined as the branch of physics or technology concerned with the mechanical properties of gases. The key here is that...

How do my kids use Fusion 360 in a browser

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Answer: It’s easy, albeit a little slow in a browser from our experience, but slow Fusion is better than no Fusion! Your kids must have a student community log in in order for this to work. I did this last year with all of my students, and it makes this process very easy… Otherwise...

Mfg Math & Statistics Activity

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

What? Use M&M’s or similar candies to learn about Six Sigma and manufacturing statistics? Yup. Perfect for CIM class and POE. Tastiest activity they will do all year. Step 1: How are M&M’s Made? Watch this video and answer the questions below. Copy and paste the questions...

Author: Chris&Jim CIM

Precision Measurement: Why & How?

Mounting Stock in a Manual Vice

Intelitek Benchmill Basics

Teachers Get a Deal at Travers Tools!

Introduction to RobotC and VEX Inputs & Outputs

How Do I Split A Part In Inventor

Fluid Power-Pneumatics and Hydraulics

How do my kids use Fusion 360 in a browser

Mfg Math & Statistics Activity

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