Holemaking

Holemaking 3 Jan 2023

Walter Offers New Solid-Carbide Taps for Blind-Hole Machining

Walter’s TC388 Supreme and TC389 Supreme feature patent-pending cutting geometries that fully shear off the root of the chip when reversing, thus minimizing torque peaks.

Additive Manufacturing 2 Dec 2022

10 Ways Additive Manufacturing and Machining Go Together and Affect One Another

Forget “additive versus subtractive.” Machining and metal additive manufacturing are interconnected, and enhance the possibilities for one another. Here is a look at just some of the ways additive and machining interrelate right now.

Holemaking 29 Nov 2022

Walter Launches New Solid Carbide Drill

The DC118 Supreme solid carbide drill provides high rigidity against deflection, superior centering accuracy and four margins with corner chamfers.

Holemaking 24 Nov 2022

Walter Extends Line of Precision Boring Tools

The new boring tools employ modular components such as cartridge holders and extensions, which are matched to the system, utilize an extensive range of indexable inserts suited for precision boring and can be used for all material groups.

Holemaking 21 Nov 2022

Allied Machine & Engineering Expands Range of Boring Tools

Both the 420 (410) and 465 (464) digital boring heads come equipped with a 3ETech docking port for easy digital diameter adjustments.

Holemaking 17 Nov 2022

Star SU Launches Custom Gundrill Designed to Reduce Tool Drift

The custom Double-Contour, Single-Flute Gundrill features an extended carbide-length head that reduces tool drift for the length of the cut.

Holemaking 10 Nov 2022

Tungaloy Expands Drill System With Drill Sleeves

Adding drill sleeves to the standard lineup enhances drilling productivity of Swiss-type sliding-head automatic lathes.

Holemaking 28 Oct 2022

Walter Adds to Line of Precision Boring Tools

These new vibration-free tools provide finish machining of precise bores with high surface quality and are said to be up to three times more reliable and flexible than comparable models.

Holemaking 27 Oct 2022

New Machining Technology Works With Old to Restore WWII Submarine

A set of donated boring bars that can be used in a 1954 boring head will enable volunteer machinists to recreate a pair of binoculars for the USS Pampanito.