Tooling
The New Rules of Cutting Tools — Rule #3: Diamond Shouldn't Be Rare
Consider PCD or CBN wherever capacity is tight.
Read MoreHow To Machine Composites, Part 3 -- Milling Composites
Diamond shines for this shop when it mills composites.
Read MoreThe New Rules of Cutting Tools — Rule #4: Focus on the Biggest Expense
Labor and machine time are where the real costs occur. The tool cost is tiny compared to the savings it delivers in these areas.
Read MoreHow To Machine Composites, Part 4 -- Drilling Composites
Achieving acceptable tool life and hole quality in a material such as CFRP demands a drill designed with composites in mind.
Read MoreEnd Mill Comparisons in CFRP, Part 4 - Veined PCD Tool
Video shows the performance of coated carbide, diamond-coated, PCD and veined PCD tools in carbon fiber reinforced plastic. Part four in a four-part series.
Read MoreTurning The Tough Stuff
One of this aerospace shop’s many specialties is producing ring-shaped parts that are thin-walled, complex, tightly toleranced and made of difficult-to-machine materials such as Inconel, titanium or high-temperature alloys. Turning jet engine parts doesn’t get much tougher than this.
Read MoreThe New Rules of Cutting Tools — Rule #5: Consider the Cutting Tool at the Start
Are you specifying the right machine? You can’t know until you know what tools you will use.
Read MoreSolid Carbide Cutting Tools
Ultra-Tool’s 2008 catalog covers its complete line of solid carbide end mills, drills, miniatures, keyseat cutters, reamers, countersinks, burrs, saws, routers, cylinders and more. New items include aerospace standards for titanium and aluminum, lead by the Monolith series of solid carbide end mills for airframe ma
Read MoreRotary, Index Tables Designed For Precision Machining Applications
Featuring photos, specifications and detailed diagrams, this catalog details Tanshing’s line of CNC rotary tables and index tables. The tables are equipped with the company’s dual lead worm drive system, which is said to provide rigidity, transmission torque and wear resistance during machining. Models are availabl
Read MoreProductivity Packages For Toolroom Lathes
Dorian Tool’s 12-page brochure features productivity packages specifically designed for Hass programmable toolrool lathe (TL-1, 2, 3, 3W, 3B, 4 and HPCL) owners, offering tooling from prototyping to high-production applications. The brochure features standard (SDN) and through-coolant (Victory) toolpost kits for bo
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