Ilan Dei owns and operates a full-service design and manufacturing facility that helps emerging companies create a memorable and iconic identity and brand in the heart of Venice, California.

As if the name didn’t give it away, Two Bit Circus is not your traditional engineering firm. The company places itself on the crux of developing technology and interfaces that are just too difficult to fake. Live-action video games, virtual reality experiences, and the cutting edge entertainment for groups are what make Two Bit Circus a whole new kind of company.

We had the pleasure of having Keith Rucker attend one of our NYC CNC training classes. Keith is a great guy who does some impressive manual machining. We asked if there was ever a collaboration project we could do - especially where we could use our Tormach PCNC 1100! He said that it was perfect timing, as he volunteers at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture where he's helping restore a locomotive!

Tormach owners are avid social media users, especially on Instagram. While machinists of all varieties tend to use the hashtag #instamachinist, we see most Tormach users also using #Tormach.

When you’re looking to do production work, or just looking to machine multiple parts at the same time, a CNC tombstone provides a way to fit several parts for many different operations into the same setup. When combined with an automatic tool changer (ATC), a tombstone can provide an easy solution to milling multiple parts that you can set and forget while your parts are machined.

Some people think of face mills as large diameter tools with lots of inserts. These kinds of face mills need big spindles to push them efficiently, but a fly cutter provides an effective way to face on low horsepower spindles and can deliver superior surface finishes - here's why: