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Advantages of Carbide Milling Inserts
Carbide milling inserts offer some marked advantages over solid carbide tools (and other cutting tools), while being practical for an equally wide range of applications. For instance, carbide milling inserts, like other solid carbide tools or like HSS mills, can be used for roughing, profiling, finishing, and more, yet they offer some unique and distinct material advantages when compared to...

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Machine Tool Accessories: Types of Machine Tool Holders
A tool holder is a vital machine tool accessory that secures the cutting tool and serves as the interface between the machine itself and the cutting tool. However, there are many different types of machine tool holders out there that are used for distinctly different applications. Here are some of them. Collet Chucks Collet chucks consist of a chuck body, shank, and fastening unit...

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Caring for Klein Tools Lineman’s Pliers
Lineman’s pliers from Klein Tools exhibit some of the highest quality in the industry. Made with high-end US tool steel and sporting induction-hardened cutting edges along with special features such as a handle design that reduces vibration and a unique handle tempering that mitigates the “snap” when cutting wire, they are some of the best lineman’s pliers for the money,...

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Types of End Mills Used in Machining
There is a surprisingly wide variety of different types of end mills used in machining, some of which are used for rough stock removal and cutting a workpiece to shape, and others which are used to impart a desired finish to it, with a whole lot in between. This short post will take a quick look at some of the more common types of end mills used in machining. Square End Mills With a...

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Extending the Life of Your Carbide Drills
Carbide drills are often extolled as superior to high-speed steel (HSS) because they can potentially withstand higher temperatures and higher cutting speeds, making them more efficient and longer lasting than alternatives. That being said, like any machine tool, proper use, care and maintenance will extend the lifespans of your carbide drills. Here are some tips on that front. Optimize...

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Machine Tools and What They Do
Broadly speaking, a machine tool is a device that is used for handling and shaping metal or some other rigid material (such as wood, plastic, or even stone) for the purpose of producing parts or even finished pieces. Machine tools have components for holding workpieces as well as cutting tools or inserts that do the actual cutting or shaping. There are many different types of machine...

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Turning Inserts and Chatter
Turning inserts are economical, replaceable, and sometimes even indexable metal cutting tools that enable efficient machining operations with a lathe. They can also be replaced when worn, damaged, or otherwise as needed to improve the efficiency of the lathe with which they’re used. That being said, one phenomenon well-known to machinists, called chatter, can wear out or break your...

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Self-Centering vs. Independent Lathe Chucks
Lathes, also referred to as turning machines, are metalworking machines that rotate a metal workpiece at a high speed, applying a stationary cutting tool to it to remove stock material so that it can be shaped. They are highly effective at producing cylindrical objects, but in addition to turning, they can also be used for other processes like shaping, knurling, drilling, and boring. For this...

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