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Whether it’s using drills to make holes, borings bars or reamers to enlarge their IDs, or taps to thread them, this is where to read up about holemaking. Holemaking is a process used to cut a hole in a part or a workpiece.

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. Supplier pages, FAQs related to cutting and cutting tools can be found here, as well as essential reading on the topic and all of the latest Modern Machine Shop cutting tools coverage.

Machine tools include dutting tools, milling tools, turning tools, deburring tools, holemaking tools and associated workholding apparatus.

The Drill Fix Pro is designed for extended tool life and smooth drilling at high metal removal rates, with outboard inserts that feature a wiper geometry for smoother surface finishes and larger coolant channels for high-volume flow.

The R-4-2-2 production cell uses a smart conveyor to simultaneously load four barrel blanks into a UNI four-spindle gundrilling machine.

This LEX600 end mill attachment enables users to sharpen the primary and secondary grind on the tips of two-, three- or four-fluted end mills up to 5/8".

Tungaloy has expanded its DrillForceMeister and TecMill lines with new drill bodies and milling inserts.

The TwinCAT 3 CNC cycle package supports a variety of different drilling strategies, ranging from simple centering and deep-hole drilling to tapping, helical and thread milling.

The P6006 indexable inserts are said to be ideal for holemaking without a pilot drill up to 10×Dc.

Adopting PCD tooling has extended FT Precision’s tool life from days to months — and the test drill is still going strong.

The company has updated its MaxiMill 273-08 face mill, WPC – Change Drill, as well as the HyPower Rough and HyPower Access 4.5-degree hydraulic chucks.

CNC Pros offers a broad range of CNC machine tools in the Southwest region on the U.S.

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