Milling Tools
Cutters Halve Cycle Time On Custom Racing Component
Seeking to improve production time on custom-built connecting rods for racecar engines, this shop invested in a light-duty VMC with an eye toward implementing high speed machining. Retooling with cutters from Ingersoll helped make the most of this new capability.
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CYCLO CUT Cutting Tools
CYCLO CUT cutting tools offer high density face mills, excellent for finishing cast iron at extreme feed rates. Our unique clamping design allows individual adjustments of each insert for optimum surface finishes. Inserts are negative hexagon shaped allowing TWELVE indexes per insert. Cutters up to 20 inches in diameter are flange mounted.
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Multi-Application Face Mill Features Three Insert Styles
Valenite’s V490 multi-application face mill is available with square, round or octagon inserts for general-purpose machining operations. With the ability to consolidate multiple applications with one face mill and three insert styles, the mill is adaptable to virtually any operation.
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High-Performance Roughing End Mills
Monster Tool Company offers three- and four-flute square and ballnose end mills with chipbreaker geometry to allow high feed rates in roughing operations. Mega Monster tools are manufactured from fine-grain, sinter-hipped C-2 grade carbide material with 10-percent cobalt for aggressive slotting and pocket milling in stainless steels and high-temperature alloys.
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End Mills Increases Metal Removal Rates, Tool Life
Seco Tools’ Jabro JHF180 MEGA-64 solid carbide end mill series is suited for machining hardened steels ranging from 48 to 62 HRC. The end mill features a rigid 0.
Read MoreMulti-Flute Indexable Thread Milling
The Vardex multi-flute indexable thread mill is said to reduce thread machining cycle times. The inserts are available in either 0.
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CYCLO CUT
MAG’s new CYCLO CUT 1.000” diameter 20 flute solid carbide Max-Flute endmill finishes titanium at 100 IPM machining .030 radial and 1.000” axial depth of cut with proven tool life of over four hours. The Max-Flute requires less machine power consumption over the competition, making it perfect for light duty 40 taper machining center spindles.
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How Do You Get The Cutting Parameters Right For Small End Mills?
A reader recently asked about speed, feed rate and depth of cut when using small tools in steel.
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Using Small End Mills In Steel Without Breaking
A reader wants to mill with small tools on a straightforward VMC used for full-sized work. MMS Online’s micromachining expert offers advice.
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Button-Style Mill For Heavy Roughing Operations
Valenite LLC introduces the V200, a heavy-duty, button-style mill for facing and profiling. The tool utilizes VP2003 round inserts with MicroForm carbide-grade technology, which enables inserts to be direct-pressed with a micrograin structure.
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