Cutting Tools
CYCLO CUT Plunge Mill
MAG’s new 1.25” diameter CYCLO CUT Plunge Mill allows maximum metal removal rates at extended reaches using light duty machining centers. This new style cutter removes 3 cu/in/min of titanium in 7.00” deep pockets on a CAT 40 Vertical Machining Center.
Read MoreSteel Cutting Grade For High Speed Turning Applications
Mitsubishi Materials offers the UE6105 steel cutting grade. This grade represents the latest two-in-one, nano-texture coating technology designed for increased wear resistance at high surface feet per minute.
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Coolant And Center-Drilling Considerations For Machining Small Holes
Through-spindle coolant is good if you can get it, but the spot drilling might not be necessary. Try a pilot hole instead?
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More Effective Groove Milling For Gearboxes
A cutting tools supplier developed a grooving tool with an 18-inch gage length and a radial runout of just 0.004 inch. That tool enabled a gearbox manufacturer to increase its groove milling feed rate tenfold for a hard-to-reach bore.
Read MoreWhat is the Best Process for Micro-Deburring?
Various techniques address the challenge of getting a clean machined feature at microscopic scales.
Read MoreMilling Cutter Provides Multiple Cutting Edges
Seco’s new Square 6 shoulder milling cutter uses trigonal inserts with six cutting edges to boost productivity and lower the cost per insert edge. The inserts are available with three insert geometries and three pitches to allow the tool to be used for a variety of general machining operations, such as face milling, contouring, plunging, slotting and shoulder milling in steels, cast irons and hard materials.
Read MoreCarbide Deburring Tools For Small Holes
The E-Z Burr Tool Company’s series of Small Hole carbide deburring tools can deburr hole diameters as small as 0. 125" in exotic and hard-to-machine materials.
Read MoreOctagonal Cutter Mills Steel, Cast Iron
The MultiEdge Double 8 cutter from LMT Fette is said to be ideal for economically machining mild steels and cast iron materials. Inserts can be used on both sides, for a total of 16 cutting edges.
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See The Tool's Value Instead Of Its Cost
This company is embracing high-performance tooling on its turning centers. The "sticker shock" is no reason not to do this. In one case, though, the shop found a way to limit the cost of the tool and increase productivity at the same time.
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