Machinist Kalc Programs

Every machinist deals with right triangles on a regular basis, so my gift (a.k.a. machinist tip) to you this month is this highly beneficial 2-page PDF document, because it's impossible to remember ever formula. Download and/or print this handy PDF file of formulas to calculate right triangle sides and angles .  Merry Christmas from www. MachinistKalc.com . 

Today I'm offering a PDF download of a Table of Squares and Square Roots - a must-have for any machinist. The table provides N 2  and √ for numbers ranging from 1 to 100. Just click on the link above to download and print, and keep it in your wallet or toolbox. If you have the capability of saving PDFs to your smart phone, it may be easier to keep this table at your fingertips. If you aren't able to download PDFs to your device, you can save it to your Google Drive and open it from there on your phone. Thanks for visiting MachinistKalc.com .

I hope you enjoy this free chart that covers drill letter sizes from A to Z. Conversions are decimal equivalents as partially shown below. Print out the conversion chart or save to your smart phone so you will have this readily available whenever you need it.  Thanks for visiting www.MachinistKalc.com .  

In case you're just finding MachinistKalc.com, I want to let you know that you will, first, need to download the GrafNCalc83 calculator app onto your iPhone in order to use my programs from this website. I'm not affiliated with this app or the creator in any way. It's simply a great app that I use to double check my own calculations as a machinist. Woodworkers and hobbyists will likely find many of these calculator programs helpful as well.  Since my iPhone is always with me, it's easier to use this app than it is to carry a TI83 calculator around or a Machinery's Handbook. I thoroughly check these programs before releasing them. However, I want to stress that these are to be used for double checking your own calculations and not as your main source of calculating. Please see my disclaimer page for more information .  In this free package, you'll receive the NPT (National Pipe Taper), NPS (National Pipe Straight), and BSPP/BSPT (British Standard Parallel Pipe/B

Decimal Equivalents of Number Size Drills is our August 2023 tip. If you frequently use numbered drills, you'll want to print this PDF and keep it nearby at all times. You'll be able to easily find the decimal sizes for drill numbers 1 through 80. Please contact me if you have any problems downloading the PDF or if you have any questions or recommendations for tips. If you haven't done so already, be sure to sign up for my newsletter at the top of the page so you don't miss any monthly tips or new GrafnCalc program releases.  Thanks for visiting www.MachinistKalc.com . 

Using Common Angles and Standard Pins to Calculate Gibs and Dovetails In this PDF download , you will receive standard pin diameters in fraction and decimal form from 3/64 inch (0.04688) to 2inches (2.000) for 45- and 60-degree angles for E, F, and G. Thanks for visiting www.MachinistKalc.com today. These tips are some of the best tools a machinist can have. I also have more Machinist Tips available. 

Troubleshooting Drill Problems If you’re doing a lot of drilling and you’re running into a few problems, I think you’ll like today’s tip. Some common problems you will run across with drills is the breakdown of outer corners, rough holes, oversize holes, and more. Download this general troubles and causes sheet to keep in your toolbox so you can correct your problem and get back on track quickly. Thanks for visiting www.MachinistKalc.com today. I hope you find these tips to be helpful tools .

Can you imagine a world without threaded  nuts and bolts? When you think about it, almost everything in the world is held together by nuts and bolts - vehicles, homes, bridges, chairs just to name a few. You could say that our lives are literally hanging by a thread.  Of course, threads are used in other materials as well such as pipes. And threads come in different pitches; some are standard and some are metric; some are internal and some are external. And it's a machinist's job to make sure these threads are precise for the jobs they must perform. So, as a veteran machinist with over 40 years of experience, I have posted a few thread tips and created some GrafnCalc83 programs to help you double check your calculations for external pipe threads , internal pipe threads , and for diameter calculation  over three-wires of 60 degree threads. Image courtesy of  Dan Cristian Pădureț via Unsplash I'm so glad you visited www.MachinistKalc today. Be sure to sign up for my month

A hexagon, as mentioned in a previous post , is often used in nature due to its amazing strength. One of the earliest hexagonal written thoughts dates back to 36 BC when Roman polymath, Marcus Terentius Varro, reported that the hexagonal shape makes the most efficient use of space and building material. (Source: Wikipedia ) From that point, builders and manufacturers have been busy as bees using the hexagon to build their man made creations.  Image courtesy of   Meggyn Pomerleau With that being said, a machinist often uses two of history's genius hexagon inventions - hex nuts and bolts with hex heads. These handy fasteners allow for an excellent grip without slippage when tightening. As machinists, we also make plenty of hexagons in our career. That's why I decided to revisit my hexagon tips  and GrafNCalc83 programs I created to calculate a  hex angle , hex point 1 , hex point 2 , and  diameter calculation for hex and square. My coworkers and I use these programs on a near-d

I have updated the External Pipe Threads Program for GrafNCalc83 to include 1/8-27, 1/4-18, and 3/8-18 pipe OD threads. The NPT OD threads GrafNCalc83 program now has 3 menus to better serve your needs as a machinist. Refer to the images below. #machinist #externalpipethreads #grafncalc83programs #pipethreads