The Welded Base That Warped After Machining: Stress Relief, Not the Machining A welded steel machine base. It was machined flat within 0.1 mm. After shipping and installation, it warped 1.5 mm. The customer thought the machining was wrong. The machining was fine. The welds had residual stress. After machining (which removed material from one …

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