Cutting Tools
Video: Getting the Most Out of Your Standard Spindle
High spindle speed is not needed for high productivity, particularly with the right choice of cutting tool types. Techniques described in this tutorial video relate to plunge roughing, high feed milling and slotting.
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Video: Plunge Roughing in Aluminum
Even in aluminum, plunge roughing can be an effective way to realize high productivity.
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Video: High Feed Milling in Aluminum
Footage shows roughing at 48 cubic inch per minute on a standard-speed machining center.
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Try 110
First, recall this scene in the movie "This is Spinal Tap" where Brit guitarist Nigel Tufnel deftly explains the value of having amps with knobs that go to 11 (versus most blokes’ amps that only go to 10). Now, consider the following machining tip as you replay that “one louder” scene in your mind: Turn the feed rate override to 110 percent.
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Tool Presetter/Measuring Machine Handles Cutting Tools, Electrodes
Traditionally, electrodes have been measured in two different ways: either directly in the erosion machine or on a CMM.
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Coated End Mills Increase Tool Life
OSG Tap & Die’s Exocarb WXS end mills are designed for milling 54 to 70 HRc at high speeds.
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Thread Stainless And Super Alloys
Sandvik Coromant offers two insert grades: The GC1125 grade is suited for threading operations in steels, cast irons and aluminum, while the GC1135 grade is suited for stainless steels, super alloys and profiles requiring sharp cutting edges.
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Mill/Drill With Stand
Grizzly’s model G0705 mill/drill features a 2-hp, 110/220-V, single-phase motor.
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Dial Down or Dial Up?
Vibration analysis may be the machining center’s missing piece. If you haven’t performed this analysis on your high speed machine, you probably don’t know what the machine can do.
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The Promise of "High Cube" Machining
Tool paths and a new tool design provide an alternative to high speed machining for achieving high metal removal rates in hard metals on lighter-duty machines.
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