Cylindrical Grinders: Production Ready My brother-in-law was responsible for the shops’ two cylindrical grinders. Both were Myford model MG12-HPs, built in 1975. He bragged that he could hold a tenth all day long, no sweat, and he usually did. I...

Kent Industrial USA Inc. (KENT) plays a vital role in the supply chain for the Critical Manufacturing Sector with ongoing support for production in numerous crucial components used in the medical, food, defense and energy sector. During this crisis, KENT,...

Radial Arm Drill: Just the Ticket for Drilling and Tapping Big Holes One of my first jobs was operating a radial arm drill for a sheet metal fabricator in Minnesota. I made $2.30 an hour. The company’s since gone out of...

Variable Speed Spindles: Four Reasons Why They're The Best Thing Since DROs I’m not a tall guy. Maybe 5’ 7” or so, and that’s wearing steel-toed boots. So while it wasn’t very nice, it’s not surprising that my fellow machinists...

Shopping for the best knee mill? There are certainly a lot of brands out there to choose from, never mind all the features and accessories to wade through. Chances are you’ve developed a checklist or maybe even a spreadsheet to...

Let’s talk about the elephant in the room: chrome ways. It might not be a pleasant discussion. In fact, a few of you might become upset. That’s especially true of the older machinists, the ones who were turning cranks and...

Starting Out: Plan Carefully, and Invest in the Right Equipment After writing the previous blog post on Kent USA’s ACU-MILL-series CNC machining centers (Starting a Shop: What Machine, and How Much Money?), I got to thinking about my first attempt at...

Thinking of starting a shop? Unless you have a ton of money and willing customers, it can be a tough row to hoe. Still, thousands have done it, so why can’t you? You need a good machine, though, and if...

Do you send work out to wire EDM houses? For instance, close tolerance through-holes? Narrow slots and keyways? Long, complex part profiles, or micro-sized cutouts? These are just a few examples of the parts and part features where wire EDM shines....

Gunsmith Lathe Selection: Three Things to Know Before Buying In the market for a gunsmith lathe? Do yourself a favor and extend your search to include industrial lathes, manual economy lathes, precision lathes, and even toolroom lathes. It’s quite possible...

CNC Knee Mill: Is it time for an upgrade? Just as the day will come when you need a better car or a bigger house, there’s also a time when you should consider upgrading to a CNC Knee Mill. They...

Large Bore Lathe Shopping: Three Things to Consider When you’re one of the elite few that turns massive parts for a living, the day inevitably comes when you need a bigger machine. This is especially true in industries such as...

Wausau West High Machine Tool Courses in Wisconsin Kent USA is proud to supply Wausau West High School with our precision lathes. Wausau West High School is a highly rated public school located in Wausau, WI. It offers a variety...

Knee Mill Shopping Tips - 6 Tips for Choosing the Best Milling Machine No matter how sophisticated the machine shop, no matter how many CNCs it owns and operates, you'll always find a knee mill on the floor. That’s because...

Manual Lathe Operation: Three Ways to Avoid Part Deflection Manual lathe operation can be challenging work. Extend any workpiece more than three to four times its diameter from the chuck and you’re asking for deflection. The result is chatter, leading...

In 1979, Kent Industrial USA Inc started with a line of precision surface grinders focused on delivering quality, value, and service to the metal working industry from small job shops to large manufacturing enterprises. Today, the company offers conventional and...

Get to the Point: Four Tips for Single-Point Threading Single-point threading is among the more challenging of all turning operations. Cutting pressures are high, tool life often poor, and the line between a good part and one bound for the...

Get a Grip: Five Ways to Improve Lathe Workholding, Part II As mentioned in the previous blog post, 3-jaw chucks rank among the most important lathe accessories for anyone who turns parts for a living. In fact, even calling them...

Get a Grip: Five Ways to Improve Lathe Workholding, Part I Of all the accessories found on any engine lathe or tool room lathe, the 3-jaw chuck is easily the most important; unfortunately, it’s also quite often the least appreciated....

It’s tough to beat a good engine lathe. For many shop owners, it was the first machine they purchased, quite possibly a two-fer deal that included a knee mill and a band saw. And if it was a good one,...

Cylindrical grinding is one of the oldest of all machining technologies. Though credit for its invention remains a bit fuzzy, most attribute development of the first production grinding machine to Charles Norton (ironically, not the same Norton of grinding wheel...

A manual knee mill is a bit like Sally, the golden retriever you’ve had since she was a pup. You’re with her every day. She’s hard working and you know what to expect from her. And even though getting Sally...

At Kent USA, we take great pride in the quality and level of service we provide to our customers. Our customers have expressed their opinions on the machine tools we offer: Scott Vanderzyl, Principal Manufacturing Engineer at Motiv Space Systems,...

For grinding operations, surface grinding is the most common. The machine is used to produce a smooth accurate finish on either metallic or nonmetallic materials to give them a more refined look by removing the oxide layer and impurities on...

Kent Industrial USA, Inc., serving our customers since 1979, providing conventional and CNC machine tool equipment and serving the aerospace and defense industries, is proud to offer the RizeTM One 3D printer, debuting at the Aerodef Manufacturing Tradeshow on March...

Compact and cost-effective, the WSi-200 electric discharge machine boasts high-precision mold machining with special sixth axis/rotation that is ideal for aerospace technology, IC electronics and medical high technology applications.  It can accommodate workpieces up to 22 x 19 x 5...

Some Kent USA surface grinders are available with the SD control option. This adds more capabilities to your grinder that contribute to more ease of use and efficiency. Watch the video for more information. SD CONTROL FEATURES Stringent European CE...

Kent USA's industry-leading CNC knee mill with the Acu-Rite MILLPWRG2 control brings powerful CNC capabilities to the tool room with easy-to-learn conversational programming and advanced canned cycles to empower everyone on the shop floor with greater productivity.   Why a...

Customers purchase Kent USA’s surface grinders because of the high-grade components we use, which is far superior to our competitors. Kent USA has a long-standing reputation in the machine tool industry of providing top-quality machines at a competitive price point....

10 Tips for New CNC Milling Machine Users   You’ve just purchased a CNC milling machine but have very little knowledge about CNC. You’re excited about beginning your first new project like making bicycle hubs, clock parts or maybe machining...