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Cutting Tools

The broad category of “cutting tools” includes all of the consumable tooling involved in milling, drilling, turning and other lathe and machining center operations. Drills, end mills, taps, reamers and inserts are all included here. Consumable tooling used on certain other types of machine tools is included here as well. Also found here are toolholders and closely related accessories such as angle heads.

Zone: Cutting Tools

Handle With Care

Micro-size drills and end mills don’t have to be difficult to use.

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Winner By A Nose!

Wiper Technology to Turning Wiper technology is designed to improve surface finish in machining applications. It involves an insert with a flat. As the 'wiper' passes through the cut, it smoothes the surface.

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How & Why You Should Consider CNC Tool Grinding

If you outsource tool grinding or grind tools manually, this webinar is for you. Simon Manns explains WHY some shops move to CNC tool grinding. He then covers things to consider IF that move makes sense for you. Topics include

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Be Strategic With Your Holemaking Options
6/19/2009 Modern Machine Shop: Just as there are a great many types of holes to be produced in today’s complex workpieces, there are a great many types of holemaking processes. Finding the right cutting tool for each holemaking application is a matter of asking the right questions and getting good answers from a cutting tool supplier.
More Effective Groove Milling For Gearboxes
6/10/2009 Modern Machine Shop: A cutting tools supplier developed a grooving tool with an 18-inch gage length and a radial runout of just 0.004 inch. That tool enabled a gearbox manufacturer to increase its groove milling feed rate tenfold for a hard-to-reach bore.
Coolant and Center-Drilling Considerations for Machining Small Holes
6/10/2009 Modern Machine Shop: Through-spindle coolant is good if you can get it, but the spot drilling might not be necessary. Try a pilot hole instead?...
See The Tool's Value Instead Of Its Cost
6/2/2009 Modern Machine Shop: This company is embracing high-performance tooling on its turning centers. The "sticker shock" is no reason not to do this. In one case, though, the shop found a way to limit the cost of the tool and increase productivity at the same time.
How Do You Machine a 30:1 Hole in Stainless Without the Drill Wandering?
5/21/2009 Modern Machine Shop: An expert in micromachining says one answer is to check various aspects of the drilling process. Another answer is not to use a drill at all.