Training Library

Our CAM system. Toolpath strategy, Dynamic Motion, probing and posting — start with Mastercam Training, then the 2025 series since that's the version on our seats.

Series Mastercam Training Mastercam Official structured training from Mastercam — the closest thing to a course, straight from the people who wrote the software. Series Programming Mastercam Toolpath-by-toolpath programming walkthroughs — contour, pocket, drill, and how the parameters actually change the cut. Series Mastercam 2025 Mastercam The version on our seats. What changed, where things moved, and the features worth knowing about. Series Dynamic Thinking Mastercam Dynamic Motion explained properly — constant chip load, full depth of cut, and why it beats conventional pocketing. Series Mastercam Probing Mastercam Programming probing cycles in CAM instead of hand-writing them at the control. Series Mastercam Deburr Mastercam Automated deburring toolpaths — the finishing step that decides whether a part gets accepted. Series TITANS of CNC and Mastercam Mastercam Titans programming real parts in Mastercam, start to finish, with the reasoning said out loud. Series Mastercam at Titans TITANS of CNC MACHINING Titans' own Mastercam series — same parts as their Academy curriculum, programmed on camera. Series EverPath Technology Mastercam Mastercam's newer toolpath engine and what it changes about how you program. Series Mastercam 2026 Mastercam Next release — worth watching before we upgrade so nothing is a surprise.

Eight Haas machines on our floor. Tip of the Day is the single best free CNC training series made — work through it and you will out-run people who have been doing this for years.

Series Haas Tip of the Day Haas Automation, Inc. Hundreds of short episodes on setup, offsets, tooling, and troubleshooting. If you watch one thing on this page, watch this. Series WIPS Training Videos Haas Automation, Inc. Wireless probing end to end — calibration, work offsets, tool offsets, and in-process checks. Required before you probe the UMC-750. Series Don't Fear 5-Axis Haas Automation, Inc. 5-axis explained for people who have only run 3-axis. Aimed squarely at machines like our UMC-750. Series Operator Tips and Tricks Haas Automation, Inc. Control shortcuts and habits that make you faster at the machine without cutting corners. Series Haas Control Alarm Videos Haas Automation, Inc. What the alarm actually means and what to do about it. Look here before you go find an instructor. Series Haas Tooling Haas Automation, Inc. Holders, collets, pull studs, and inserts — how tooling choices show up in your finish and tool life. Series Haas Quick Tips Haas Automation, Inc. Short, single-topic answers when you need one thing fast. Series Haas Tip of the Day LIVE Haas Automation, Inc. Longer live sessions with real questions from machinists, answered on the spot. Series Lathe & Mill Broaching Haas Automation, Inc. Cutting keyways and internal forms on a machining center or lathe. Series Machine Tool Coolant Series Haas Automation, Inc. Concentration, maintenance, and why bad coolant wrecks both parts and machines. Series Ask the Haas Answer Man Haas Automation, Inc. Real operator questions answered by Haas applications engineers. Series Haas in a Working Shop NYC CNC John Saunders running Haas machines on real jobs — the unpolished version of what the manuals describe.

Workholding, speeds and feeds, fixturing, 5-axis, and turning. The judgement that decides whether a program that looks fine in the simulator survives contact with real material.

Series TITAN Fundamentals TITANS of CNC MACHINING The ground floor — reading prints, workholding, tooling, and first programs, in a deliberate order. Series CNC Education TITANS of CNC MACHINING Titans' teaching series aimed at students and new machinists. Series 5-Axis CNC Machining TITANS of CNC MACHINING Simultaneous 5-axis work — tool vectors, collision avoidance, and fixturing for a trunnion machine. Series CNC Lathes TITANS of CNC MACHINING Turning strategy, tooling, and done-in-one work on live-tool lathes like our ST-20Y. Series The Art of Fixturing TITANS of CNC MACHINING Holding the part is most of the job. Soft jaws, vises, tombstones, and one-off fixtures. Series CNC Workholding & Fixturing NYC CNC A full series on holding parts — including the failures and what they cost. Series Speeds, Feeds, & Tool Tests NYC CNC Actual cutting tests instead of chart guesses. Where feeds and speeds stop being theory. Series 3-Axis CNC Milling NYC CNC Bread-and-butter milling — setup, programming, and proving out a job. Series CNC Lathe Videos NYC CNC Turning setups, tooling, and lathe programming on real work. Series 4-Axis Milling NYC CNC Adding a rotary — indexing versus simultaneous, and how work offsets change. Series CNC Grinding TITANS of CNC MACHINING Where grinding fits when milling and turning can't hold the tolerance or finish. Series Advice for This Industry TITANS of CNC MACHINING Careers, apprenticeships, and what shops actually look for when they hire. Series CNC Mill Related Joe Pie A toolmaker's take on CNC work — setups and tricks from decades on the floor.

Model it right and everything downstream gets easier. Sketch fundamentals through assemblies, drawings, and detailing.

Series Beginner's Guide to SolidWorks SOLIDWORKS Official start-here series — sketching, features, and your first real parts. Series SolidWorks Tutorial Walkthroughs GoEngineer Full modeling walkthroughs from a certified training provider. The best free structured SolidWorks content going. Series SolidWorks User Tips and Tricks SOLIDWORKS Short techniques that cut minutes off things you do constantly. Series Tips & Tricks SOLIDWORKS Official quick tips — sketch relations, mates, and drawing shortcuts. Series Design Projects You Can Make SOLIDWORKS Guided projects that end in something you could actually cut on our machines. Series SolidWorks EDU SOLIDWORKS Material aimed specifically at students and instructors. Series GoEngineer Tips and Tricks GoEngineer Hundreds of short, practical fixes for the specific thing you're stuck on. Series SolidWorks 2025 — What's New GoEngineer What changed in the current release and where the buttons moved. Series SolidWorks Inspection GoEngineer Ballooning drawings and generating inspection reports — the bridge from CAD to the CMM. Series SolidWorks MBD GoEngineer Model-based definition — putting GD&T on the model instead of a 2D print.

Ten Bridgeports and nine engine lathes. Tramming, indicating, single-point threading, rotary work — the feel that makes you better on the CNC side.

Series Machine Shop Tips #1–100 mrpete222 A retired shop teacher's course, one topic at a time. Start at the beginning and just keep going. Series Machine Shop Tips #201–300 mrpete222 More of the same series — deeper into lathe, mill, and layout work. Series Machine Shop Tips #301–400 mrpete222 The later episodes, including tooling and accessory deep-dives. Series Bridgeport Mill mrpete222 Dedicated Bridgeport instruction — tramming the head, the quill, the knee, and the attachments. Series Machine Shop Projects mrpete222 Complete projects worked start to finish, with the setup decisions explained. Series Mill Skills Blondihacks Exceptionally clear milling fundamentals — indicating a vise, edge finding, and squaring a block. Series Absolute Beginners, Start Here Blondihacks If you have never touched a machine, this is the gentlest correct place to begin. Series Single Point Threading Joe Pie Cutting threads on a manual lathe, from a toolmaker who has done it ten thousand times. Series Work Holding and Setup Joe Pie Holding awkward parts without wrecking them — the skill that separates operators from machinists. Series Rotary Table Videos Joe Pie Indexing, bolt circles, and arcs on a manual mill with a rotary table. Series Tips, Tricks, and Techniques This Old Tony Deep technical content wrapped in comedy — tramming, tapping, and tolerances you'll remember. Series Drilling, Tapping & Cutting Fluids mrpete222 Side-by-side shop experiments on what actually works instead of what people repeat. Series Gear Cutting mrpete222 Cutting gears on a manual mill — dividing heads, cutter selection, and the math behind it.

A part isn't good until you can prove it's good. Hand tools, datums, true position, and the Zeiss Contura running Calypso.

Series GD&T GD&T Basics - Engineer Essentials Symbol by symbol with real drawings — flatness through profile, and what each tolerance zone actually is. Series Print Reading & Tolerances GD&T Basics - Engineer Essentials Reading a drawing properly before you touch a machine. Start here if feature control frames look like hieroglyphics. Series GD&T and Inspection GD&T Basics - Engineer Essentials How each callout gets measured — the link between the print and what the CMM reports. Series GD&T Certification Exams GD&T Basics - Engineer Essentials Prep for the ASME GDTP credential if you want GD&T on your resume. Series Instructor Question Line GD&T Basics - Engineer Essentials Real GD&T questions from working people, answered by an instructor. Series Haas Metrology Haas Automation, Inc. Mics, indicators, and gage use taught around actual machining work. Series Inspection TITANS of CNC MACHINING Inspecting real production parts — what gets checked, how often, and why. Series Shop Math and Measurement Joe Pie Trig, tapers, and gage math worked out the way you'd actually use it at the machine. Series CMM & Zeiss Calypso Training R. Dean Odell Hands-on Calypso — stylus qualification, alignments, feature construction, and reporting. Closest match to our Contura.

Cutting hardened steel with electricity instead of force. Wire and sinker — what our two Mitsubishis do that no endmill can.

Series EDM — Electrical Discharge Machining TITANS of CNC MACHINING What EDM is, when to reach for it, and what it does that a cutter can't. Series EDM Machines Makino Inc. Manufacturer training on wire and sinker EDM process fundamentals. Series Sinker EDM Makino Inc. Ram EDM — electrode design, burning blind cavities, and sharp internal corners. Series Wire EDM Operation Peak Machine Sales (Peak EDM) Machine-side wire EDM operation — threading, setup, and running a job. Series Wire EDM Tutorials RoMeLa Tutorials Step-by-step wire EDM instruction from first setup through a finished cut.