Helpful tools
Calculators and reference
- Feeds & Speeds calculator for mill and lathe.
- MatWeb (Material Properties Reference).
Materials and tools sources
- MatWeb (Material properties reference).
Below are some of the typical resources researchers used to obtain materials & tools needed during the manufacturing design and machining process.
- Allied Electronics & Automation.
- Digi-key Electronics
- Fisher Scientific Equipment and Instruments.
- Harvey Tool.
- Industrial Metal Supply.
- Iscar Metalworking Tools.
- Jameco Electronics.
- Kennametal.
- McMaster-Carr.
- Mouser Electronics.
- MSC.
- Newark.
- Online Metals.
- Port Plastics.
- Professional Plastics.
- THORLABS.