Turning Tools
Tungaloy Expands Turning Tool Lines With Left-Handed Inserts
The TCS18 and TCL18 inserts are designed for left-hand cuts, expanding product lines that previously offered only right-hand inserts.
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Ceramic Turning Grade Offers Alternative to PcBN
Kennametals’ KYHK15B grade reportedly provides greater depth of cut capabilities than PcBN inserts when machining hardened steel, high-temperature alloys and cast iron.
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Walter Introduces New Insert Grades for Turning Steel
Walter offers three Tiger·tec Gold grades specifically designed for turning operations in steel and cast iron.
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How to Turn Machine Shop Downtime Into Process Expertise
To take advantage of a lull in business, JR Machine devised a week-long cutting tool event that elevated the shop’s capabilities with aerospace alloys.
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Buying a Lathe: The Basics
Lathes represent some of the oldest machining technology, but it’s still helpful to remember the basics when considering the purchase of a new turning machine.
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Cermet Turning Insert Maximizes Dimensional Accuracy
Walter’s cermet turning insert is designed to ensure dimensional accuracy, superior surface finish and reduced vibration.
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Choosing Your Carbide Grade: A Guide
Without an international standard for designating carbide grades or application ranges, users must rely on relative judgments and background knowledge for success.
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Ceratizit Offers Inserts Optimized for Steel Turning
Three new, standard, coated-carbide, ISO-P steel inserts from Ceratizit are each optimized for specific production conditions.
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Multi-Directional Turning With New Turning Concept
Tungaloy’s AddMultiTurn provides the flexibility for outer diameter, face and profile turning operations in multi directions, which include high-feed back (pull) turning method, enabling toolpaths that turn in the opposite direction of conventional turning process at higher feeds.
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New Kennametal Turning System Has Eight Cutting Edges Per Insert
Kennametal’s Fix8 turning system is said to increase productivity of heavy-duty turning operations while providing the lowest cost per edge and reducing cutting forces up to 15%.
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