Cutting Tools
Video: 1964 Game Show Demos Drilling through Human Hair
See a clip of the founder of Maryland’s National Jet on the “I’ve Got a Secret” game show demonstrating his company’s ability to drill through something as small as a human hair.
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Fixed-Pocket Drill Heads Improve Straightness
Ingersoll offers its TBTA-H series drill heads in diameters ranging from 0.984" to 2.559" (25 to 65 mm).
Read MoreFour-in-One Cutting Tool System for Diverse Applications
Millstar’s Quad Force Machining systems of solid carbide cutting tools feature cutting geometry with the capacity to perform four cutting actions in one.
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Cutting Platform Reduces Horsepower Draw
Widia’s Victory VSM11 platform includes cutter bodies and inserts designed for low-horsepower draw and free machining.
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ISO 13399—A Key Step Toward Data-Driven Manufacturing
Decisions about the cutting tools used in machining operations are arguably among the most important in modern manufacturing.
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Threading Tools for Nickel-Based Alloys
Emuge offers a comprehensive line of high-performance tools for threading nickel and super-alloy materials ranging to 46 HRc.
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Cutting Tool Edge Prep: The Invisible Advantage
Edge preparation involves removing material from a cutting tool in order to extend its life. That may sound counterintuitive, but a maker of glass molds says edge prep has dramatically reduced the amount it spends on tools.
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Second Chances for Surplus Tools
A new website aims to give shops with excess tooling a way to sell that tooling to other shops. Cutting tool suppliers are using the site for their own excess tools.
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Cutters and Inserts Enable Continuous Heavy-Duty Cutting
Lovejoy Tool Co.’s MaxCut 651 cutters feature a new chip gullet design and 0.250"-thick inserts for continuous heavy-duty work.
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Chipformers Improve Surface Finish in Turning Applications
Iscar introduces three new chipformers for finishing medium and rough turning of steel: the F3P, M3P and R3P.
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