Zone: Cutting Tools

A Practical Guide To Presetters

Tool measurement devices help shops save time, control runout and improve tool management.

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Tool For Shallow, High-Feed Cuts Speeds Roughing
3/15/2010 Modern Machine Shop: “Feed fast, cut shallow.” This strategy, in combination with a cutting tool specifically designed to take advantage of it—the Power Feed+ from Ingersoll—enabled this shop to reduce cycle time on a tough prototyping job by a factor of five and increase insert life by a factor of six.
When Spindle Speed Is a Constraint
3/11/2010 Modern Machine Shop: Though it won’t replace high speed machining, Boeing sees “low speed machining” as a viable supplement to higher-rpm machines. Using new tools and techniques, a shop’s lower-rpm machining centers can realize much more of their potential productivity in milling aluminum aircraft parts.
Video: Plunge Roughing in Aluminum
3/11/2010 Modern Machine Shop: Even in aluminum, plunge roughing can be an effective way to realize high productivity.
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3/11/2010 Modern Machine Shop: Footage shows roughing at 48 cubic inch per minute on a standard-speed machining center.
Dial Down or Dial Up?
2/12/2010 Modern Machine Shop: Vibration analysis may be the machining center’s missing piece. If you haven’t performed this analysis on your high speed machine, you probably don’t know what the machine can do.

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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.