Harold & Susan Vordos wrote:
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It's been an interesting experience for me to follow a news group that is
comprised of a wide cross section of people. Terminology in particular has
been amusing to me. Two words have been used to death, and are not used in
keeping with their intended meaning. One of them is "tram", which has been
*******ized from the days of steam engines when a tramming tool was used to
set timing. It had nothing to do with the use of an indicator.

FWIW, setting the timing on a steam engine, was always to best effect,
combined
with use of an indicator..

The other is swarf. The true definition is not the same as chips. When
you buy a CNC, it may include a chip removal system, but I have yet to read
of a swarf removing system, although you may find that a grinding machine
may offer swarf control.

Ya reading too many grinding manuals, Harold. :-)
With modern carbide tooling and pecking cycles, chips are the most
efficient
metal removal, the swarf of yesteryear has no place in the cnc world.
However there are plenty of companies still offering machinery for the
removal,
conveying and baling of swarf.

And so it goes-

Harold

Tom