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THINBIT/Kaiser Tool Company
Mailing Address:
3620 Centennial Dr.
PO Box 80430
Fort Wayne,
IN
46898-0430
US
THINBIT® CUTTING TOOLS -- WHEN IT COMES TO WORKING SMALL, WE THINK BIG!
Kaiser Tool Company was founded in 1964 with the purpose of supplying small lathe cutting tools that were not available as standard, in-stock items. Today, our line of THINBIT® cutting tools includes more than 100,000 in-stock tools for grooving, threading, parting, boring and turning.

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Inserts Machine Static O-Ring Grooves
An addition to the Groove ‘n Turn line for machining static O-ring grooves is available in OD and face grooving styles.
Toolholders for a 30-60-Degree Angle
Groove ‘N Turn toolholders are available in 3/4" and 1" square and are used for making undercuts and thread reliefs at a 30-degree/60-degree angle.
Grooving Tools for Complex Profiles
Using ThinBit Form-A-Groove tooling, form tools can be customized to generate complex profiles in a single plunge.
Grooving Inserts
The company has a new addition to its Groove’n Turn line for machining static O-ring grooves.
Toolholder Adapters
The company has expanded its selection of adapters for the Mini-Bore, Microbit and MiniGroove ‘N Turn lines of tooling. The new adapters are available with 3/4" and 1" outside diameters and 1/8", 3/16", 1/4", 5/16", 3/8" and 1/2" inner diameters. .
Addition to Toolholder Line
Groove n’ Turn toolholders offer a new holder available in 1/2", 5/8", 3/4" and 1" diameters. It has a 1. 250" minimum bore and holds inserts with cutting depths to 0.
Round Internal Toolholders
Thinbit by Kaiser Tool Company has expanded its selection of internal Groove N’ Turn toolholders. The holders are available in 1/2", 5/8", 3/4" and 1" diameters. They have a 1.
Indexable Boring Bars--Thinbit
Thinbit expanded its selection of Mini-Bore indexable boring bars to include carbide trigon bars. These bars have superior rigidity and yield better surface finishes, deeper cutting depths and longer extension ratios.
Small Bore Profiling And Back Turning
Thinbit's Microbit solid carbide tools now include small-bore profiling and back turning down to 0. 125" minimum bore. This addition compliments the existing Microbit tooling line and is now capable of meeting all small-diameter tooling requirements including ID or face grooving, boring/turning and threading.
Groove And Turn Toolholder System Replaces Exisitng Toolholder Styles
Thinbit, manufactured by Kaiser Tool Company, simplifies its product offering with the new Groove 'n Turn toolholder system. Specially designed to work with Groove 'n Turn inserts, this toolholder will replace several existing toolholder styles.
These toolholders can be used on conventional, Swiss and CNC machines to hold grooving and face grooving inserts in sizes from 0.
Custom Grooving Tools
Thinbit's Design-A-Groove tooling is modified according to a customer's specific application requirements. Application engineers provide design assistance, price quotations and follow-up technical support.
Special configurations include face grooving geometry, full or corner radius, increased depth of cut, chamfering, chip control, top rakes and many other customized geometric combinations.
Small Bore Tools
The Microbit solid carbide tools include small bore profiling as small as 0. 125" and it can meet small-diameter tooling requirements including ID or face grooving, boring/turning and threading.
The tools will allow users to cut intricate ID forms that require finer detail than can be achieved with standard boring or grooving tools, according to the company.
Acme-Threading Profiles
Thinbit has expanded its selection of Microbit solid carbide tools to include acme-threading profiles. Designed to cut thread sizes 6, 10, 12, 14 and 16 TPI in diameters from 3/16" to 1/2". The tools have geometry to cut a specific thread profiles, or the lathe can be set to cut alternate thread sizes.
Fast Grooving Geometry
Thinbit's Design-A-Groove tooling is modified according to a customer's specific application requirements. Application engineers provide design assistance, price quotations and follow-up technical support.
Special configurations include face grooving geometry, full or corner radius, increased depth of cut, chamfering, chip control, top rakes and other customized geometric combinations.
Toolholder System Replaces Existing Toolholder Styles
Thinbit, manufactured by Kaiser Tool Company, simplifies its product offering with the new Groove 'n Turn toolholder system. Specially designed to work with Groove 'n Turn inserts, this toolholder will replace several existing toolholder styles.
These toolholders can be used on conventional, Swiss and CNC machines to hold grooving and face grooving inserts in sizes from 0.
Boring Bars For Small Diameters
Mini-Bore boring bars for boring in diameters as small as 0. 180" yields greater cross sectional area designed for increased rigidity and strength. Inserts are available in indexable sizes of 0.
Inserts For Grooving, Threading And Turning(2)
Groove 'N Turn inserts for grooving, face grooving, threading and turning are designed for applications requiring the ability to both groove and turn. The grooving and face grooving tools are available in sizes 0. 004" through 0.
Grooving Inserts For Parting And Internal And External Grooving
Thinbit offers Littlebit grooving inserts for parting and external and internal grooving. Grooving inserts are available in 0. 004" through 0.
Inserts For Grooving, Threading And Turning
The company offers Groove 'N Turn inserts for grooving, face grooving, threading and turning. They are designed for applications requiring the ability to both groove and turn. The grooving and face grooving tools are available in sizes 0.
Blade-Style Tooling For Deep Grooving
The Thinbit Deepgroove support blade-style tooling now accommodates cutting depths to 32 mm. Blades are in face grooving (20 mm major diameter and greater) or OD parting configurations and are compatible with 2-mm, 3-mm, 4-mm, 5-mm and 6-mm inserts.
Microbit solid carbide tools include acme threading profiles, which are designed to cut thread sizes 6, 10, 12, 14 and 16 TPI in diameters from 3/16" to 1/2".
Collet Toolholders For CNC Milling, Drilling and Reaming
XT Precision, a collet system, is said to feature accuracy and gripping pressure at any speed. The new XT Precision Collet System is useful for long run repeatability on CNC milling, drilling and reaming operations. The accuracy and gripping pressure ensures precise tool centering and rigidity--tools last longer and cut more accurately.