The Radial Live Tools are definitely not cheap!
I have found that the Live Tools for these machines do not give a lot of torque and it sounds like your HP consumption is too large for the...
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The Radial Live Tools are definitely not cheap!
I have found that the Live Tools for these machines do not give a lot of torque and it sounds like your HP consumption is too large for the...
Yikes, that is a tough one. The best option I can think of is a 4mm Width Stub Grooving Insert that is either Cermet or Ceramic (the Harder Cermet or Ceramic Substrate will give a much better finish...
Hi Ohbeewan1! Saw no on answered yet so wanted to give you our 2 cents on what we have gone with on 32mm Machines just to give you a little more info:
All the Swiss Machines we used to see were...
This would be a Face Grooving or Tre-Panning Tool. There are many tool manufacturers that offer these as standard off the shelf tools but every tool has a minimum diameter that you can face groove...
Hi CNCAndrew! It sounds like you have some nasty scale on your part, and scale is always tough on tooling as it is harder than the core material. There are a couple of ways to improve tool life...
There definitely should be! Just need a little more information to help answer:
-Is this for the Mill or the Lathe?
-If it is for the Lathe are you looking for Square Shank or Round Shank...
The key thing in deep hole drilling is matching the drill point from the Spot to your Drill. Would you know the drill point angle of your 1/16" Drill Bit? Most HSS Drills are a 118 or 130 degree...
That peck turning programming from DeadlyKitten would be ideal, I know many Swiss Machines now offer this and it does work great to break the chips!
That chip wrap is a pain, I always find tubing...
That is a new one for me! I checked and couldn't find any stock inserts for this 6TPI Modified Buttress Thread. It looks like you need to take a buttress threading bar or insert and have your tool...
I'm with the others: in 60 HRc Steels you would want a CBN or Ceramic Insert. For the OD Turning CBN is my first choice, it will hold up the best in Hardened Steels. Plus the CBN Insert pricing for...
Well, I feel dumb. I'm sorry Metalmayhem, I had no idea. We will make sure they ship right away and will email you an update this morning! So sorry again!
Mike
The Kyocera Micro End Mills are excellent! Their Sub-Micron grade of Carbide is excellent and they grind their tools to a sharp edge with a polished finish while also having a 30 degree helix for...
Craig is correct on this, the main issue is the chips are not evacuating causing the flutes to clog up and the drill to break. If you take 0.5XD Pecks then you should solve the issue. Here is what...
I would try around a 4mm Diameter End Mill. With a 6mm Diameter End Mill ramping into a 8mm-9mm Bore there is a lot of surface contact of the 3mm radius of the 6mm End Mill hitting all at once and...
Hi Rufus Toad,
Aluminum is gummy and you generally want a 2 or 3 Flute End Mill to ensure the chips evacuate, otherwise the chips clog up the flutes and it can completely fail (like welding to...
Hi McMaster!
The best option I can think of is to use a standard drill to rough out the bore and then come in with a Internal Spherical Boring Bar (on a Lathe) or Ball Nose End Mill (on a Mill) to...
A 10mm Collet does not exist for an ER11 Holder, the ER11 collets go up to 7mm (.2756"). To get to a 10mm you would need a ER16 Collet. The 6mm Shank Bit would be the way to go for you unless you...
I'm sorry about all the issues you are having, not a fun time! Speeds and Feeds are generally all over the board as it is difficult to account for the rigidity of the setup as well as runout in the...
Hi James!
The best solution would be to go with a 1 Flute Router Bit as suggested, a Single O Flute will give you the best finishes.
Also, a Downcut will give you a better part finish at the...
I agree with everyone else: coolant is the best option to keep the chips from welding onto the end mill and Air Blast or a Misting System would also help and be a great option for a home built...
It does sound like the chips aren't evacuating causing the drill to load up/shriek and then walk. There are a couple ways to fix this:
-Decrease the peck depth on the drill cycle. Generally you...
The Bearing Nut allows you to transfer more torque to your ER Collet so you can get more gripping force. With a Bearing Nut you can get around double the holding power over a standard ER Nut. You...
The best tap holder I have seen is a Synchro Tap Holder. The Synchro Tap Holder will give you .020" of tension and .020" in compression to compensate for pitch differences between the machine and...
That is a tough application! To hold the part I would use 3M Double Sided Tape:
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/c/tapes/bonding-mounting-transfer/bonding/i/manufacturing/bonding-assembly/
You...
You may already be covered here but I really like the YG 4 Flute Basix End Mills. They would offer a 1/8" Diameter x 3/4" LOC 4FL Carbide End Mill that would be ideal for your ply application that...
Your program looks good! I would try to lower the SFM to around 400 or 983 RPM to see if that helps your insert life. The 1,500 RPM may be causing the inserts to burn up quicker. Here is the...
Cruzeguy is right on, the .015" radius insert creates a lot more surface contact and the tool pressure is most likely causing the material to deflect. I would look to bring in a .008" or .004"...
Unfortunately, there are not taps out that designed to hold up in Carbon Fiber that I know of. The best option is to Thread Mill. A TICN Coated or TIALN Coated Thread Mill will work to cut the...
Hi Rick!
Are you just looking for a tool to do OD profiling tool on your lathe? Would a 35 degree indexable holder and insert like this work:
3/4" Shank RH Profiling Holder:...
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