Cutting Tools

End Mills Designed For High Feed Rates

Imco Carbide Tool offers the Pow-R-Feed M90 end mill for roughing, slotting and finishing difficult-to-machine materials. To increase the number of parts per tool that users can machine, the tools are designed to push metal-removal and feed rates above standard rates of production. They are useful for a variety of m

Dealing With A Spot Drill’s True Point Position

A spot drill has a 90-degree point angle, which makes it easy to calculate the depth of a hole to be spot-drilled. You simply divide the diameter of the spot-drilled hole.

Cutting With A 0.001-Inch End Mill

JPL’s Space Instrument Shop does this routinely, but it takes some special equipment and some unusual procedures. Above all, it takes patience.

Turning Tools Capable Of High Feed Rates, Low Cutting Forces

Boring System With Adjustable Head

Double Tap Life And Reduce Downtime

Cutters Feature Adjustable Groove Width

Measuring And Inspection System Slashes Machine Time

This shop bought an inspection system to complement its five-axis wire EDM.

Automotive Supplier Speeds Metal Removal With Boring Mill

In an industry where one in three shops has closed during the past 10 years, Fischer Tool and Die's business is thriving. According to the Temperance, Michigan shop, this is because its growth stems from die cast work for the automotive 'new domestics,' a term for transplants.

Engineering The Toolholder Assembly Process

This assembly and mounting device for V-flange toolholders is designed to make it easier and safer to put toolholders, collets and cutting tools together. The device allows the toolholder to be clamped securely and rotated so that both ends of the assembly are accessible to the user in a comfortable position.