A method of manufacturing a shim and related systems and equipment. A mechanical tool inserted into a shim space defined between two or more components with the mechanical tool in a first configuration. The mechanical tool is free of measurement electronics. The mechanical tool, while in the shim space, is modified such that the mechanical tool assumes a second configuration to establish a plurality of model points corresponding to a boundary surface of the shim space. The mechanical tool is removed from the shim space while maintaining the mechanical tool in the second configuration. Using a measurement station distinct from the tool, the positions of the model points are electronically measured while the mechanical tool is both disposed outside of the shim space and in the second configuration. Machining instructions are generated based on the measured positions. A shim is fabricated based on the generated machining instructions.

A machining system configured to reduce spring back following machining operations comprising a machining tool and a spring back control system. The spring back control system comprises a number of force generators and a number of force loaded members coupled to the number of force generators, each force loaded member of the number of force loaded members comprising a material contact surface.

Tapered, stepped, or non-tapered router guide templates, and optionally combined template holder system, each template comprising: a base portion, a top portion, at least one of an exterior surface interconnecting the base portion and the top portion along an outer periphery of the template and an interior surface interconnecting the base portion and the top portion along an inner periphery of the template, wherein optionally one of the exterior surface and the interior surface may be continuously tapered between the base portion and the top portion, or stepped, and wherein the base portion is adapted for removable and adjustable interconnection with the template holder system.

Tapered, stepped, or non-tapered router guide templates, and optionally combined template holder system, each template comprising: a base portion, a top portion, at least one of an exterior surface interconnecting the base portion and the top portion along an outer periphery of the template and an interior surface interconnecting the base portion and the top portion along an inner periphery of the template, wherein optionally one of the exterior surface and the interior surface may be continuously tapered between the base portion and the top portion, or stepped, and wherein the base portion is adapted for removable and adjustable interconnection with the template holder system.

Tapered, stepped, or non-tapered router guide templates, optionally combined template holder system, and optional tapered or non-tapered guide bearing on a readily-locatable and lockable shaft, each template comprising: a base portion, a top portion, at least one of an exterior surface interconnecting the base portion and the top portion along an outer periphery of the template and an interior surface interconnecting the base portion and the top portion along an inner periphery of the template, wherein optionally one of the exterior surface and the interior surface may be continuously tapered between the base portion and the top portion, or stepped, and wherein the base portion is adapted for removable and adjustable interconnection with the template holder system.

Tapered, stepped, or non-tapered router guide templates, optionally combined template holder system, and optional tapered or non-tapered guide bearing on a readily-locatable and lockable shaft, each template comprising: a base portion, a top portion, at least one of an exterior surface interconnecting the base portion and the top portion along an outer periphery of the template and an interior surface interconnecting the base portion and the top portion along an inner periphery of the template, wherein optionally one of the exterior surface and the interior surface may be continuously tapered between the base portion and the top portion, or stepped, and wherein the base portion is adapted for removable and adjustable interconnection with the template holder system.

The present invention discloses a multifunctional end effector, comprising a base (54) and a cutting tool (39); a feed slide (52) on the base (54) and a feed driving mechanism used to drive feed slide (52) to feed cutting tool (39); a swing slide (55) on the feed slide (52) and a swing driving mechanism used to drive swing slide (55) to realize circular arc swing of cutting tool (39); a mounting base (12) on the swing slider (55); a revolving rotation shaft (20) and a rotation shaft driving mechanism used to drive revolving rotation shaft (20) to make the cutting tool rotate in the mounting base (12); an eccentric slide (27) fixed to the end of revolving rotation shaft (20); cutting tool (39) is connected to the end of eccentric slide (27) via the electric spindle (37) and an eccentric regulating mechanism used to regulate eccentric slide (27) and control radial bias of cutting tool (39). Use feed driving mechanism to realize feed of cutting tool or feed of cutting tool along the swing trail through combination with swing driving mechanism; use eccentric regulating mechanism to realize radial bias of cutting tool; make use of rotation shaft driving mechanism to realize feed of cutting tool along the helical trail; it can realize such functions as drilling, boring, reaming, helical milling and reaming of elliptical recess.

A power carpentry feeder machine includes a power source; a rotary wheel operatively coupled to the power source; horizontal guide rods horizontally coupled to the power source; a horizontal movement unit including two movable blocks having horizontal guide holes to receive the horizontal guide rods therein, locking members attached to the movable blocks, a connection block interposed between the two movable blocks and including vertical guide holes, and jointing members jointing the movable blocks to the connection block; a mounting base including a base board and vertical guide rods vertically coupled to the base board and extending through the vertical guide holes; and a vertical movement unit including springs encompassing the vertical guide rods to set the connection block under the springs and a clamp block having clamping holes to receive the vertical guide rods to extend therethrough so as to set the clamp block on the springs.

A drilling apparatus includes: a table supporting a plate; a drill machining a through-hole in the plate; an annular pressing member pressing the plate around the through-hole; a camera capturing a plate surface image through an inner space of the pressing member; and a moving device moving the drill between machining and retraction positions, the machining position being at which the drill center coincides with the pressing member center, the retraction position being a position at which the drill is positioned outside a field of view of the camera. Insertion holes distributed in a circumferential direction are formed in the pressing member, and illumination devices, each emitting light to the plate surface around the through-hole, are inserted in the respective insertion holes. An optical axis direction of each of the illumination devices inserted in the respective insertion holes and the plate surface form an angle of 25 to 60.

A pressing device for a machine tool for processing or machining workpieces made of wood or plastics is provided with at least one support with a counter wedge surface. At least one pressing element is fastened to the at least one support. At least one wedge clamping device is provided that has at least one wedge pressure member with a first wedge surface that is resting on the counter wedge surface of the at least one support. The at least one wedge clamping device also has at least one adjusting element acting on the at least one wedge pressure member. The at least one wedge clamping device clamps the at least one pressing element on the at least one support. A machine tool with such a pressing device is provided.