DK Engineering & Machining

24/04/2026

Machines running, new tools getting tested, and new machine day!!!!
Chris is prepping the area . . . . Any ideas what it will be!????

11/04/2026

We needed a way to quickly lift heavy ish parts in and out of our lathe.
We dont have a gantry setup yet (but will shortly) but in the interim we need something that will work.
Fast forward 4 hours and Harris Proof Fabrication came up with this adoption to pur standard jib arm for the forklift.
We're quite happy with it. What solutions have the smaller shops come up with to load and unload heavy parts into machines where forklift access may he an issue?

19/03/2026

Parameter driven programs have immensely increased the speed of which we setup variations of simple parts. 3 minute changeover to proven program and Walkaway!
If anyone wants to see this more in depth let us know and im happy to share fully how we do it

05/02/2026

Some long and light plate work in the SMEC mill this week. Our standard fixture plates made it easy (ish!!!) to position all our clamps where we needed to machine all features and remove vibration, albeit a bit of headscratching for the first one!!!
It def pays to have invested the time in some flexible fixturing options that can be quickly put in and out of the machine

20/11/2025

After 2 years in our current workshop we are moving . . . . . . Again!!! 🫣
As horrible as task it is to move a business it gives us the opportunity to reset and setup in a more optimised layout.
Here's a bit of a run through of the current shop, it has stayed running during the teardown but cncs will get decommissioned tomorrow and the big trucks come in Monday to get all moved!!
We will give a run through the new shop when we get the keys! 🫡

14/11/2025

07/11/2025

Exciting new hubs for our mates at .com.au to enhance their camping spares collection! These rare parts were discontinued, so we reverse engineered a sample and crafted 2 variations to fit different stud patterns using billet steel. All built on our trusty SMEC SL2000BSY 🫡.

25/10/2025

A little while ago we recorded a workshop tour video for .
Great opportunity to showcase what we do and how we do it.
If you want to check it out click the YouTube link (below and in bio) or check the Practical Machinist YouTube pages 🫡
https://youtu.be/9-4U9aN4mJY?si=kdnPW5BFohTWd-u5