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Yes, tightening your tool holder incorrectly can have disastrous results! Overtightening (we see a lot of this) causes: 1. Collet distortion – Because the overtightened collet nut and collet is forced to grip extremely tightly at the nose end, they...

The #1 cause of cutter breakage.  Of the assortment of causes of cutter breakage, there is one that stand out as follows: Many tools are now made from tungsten carbide. While this means that the cutters last much longer and...

FLAT TOP(FT) Square top a top specifically used for ripping cuts and slotting cuts in solid wood and aluminium. ALTERNATE TOP BEVEL (ATB) Alternating right and left top bevels. For use on General-purpose blades for rip and crosscut on wood...

Chipbreaker tooling is designed to combine both a roughing and a finishing pass into one. This 2 pass operation is especially used when routing thinker solid timber. The first pass with a roughing tool quickly remove the bulk of the...

McKelvey School of Engineering - Climb Milling vs Conventional Milling   Which is best Climb cut or Conventional Cut? Climb and Conventional cutting merely describe the way in which the cutter moves around the part in respect to its direction...

What is Rake? Are Positive or Negative Rake saw blades best?   The rake or hook angle is the amount of forward or backward lean each tooth has. A hook angle can be thought of as the angle at which...

What are Tungsten Carbide Saw Tips?  Tungsten carbide saw tips are not solid tungsten carbide. They are made of grains of tungsten and carbon held together in a matrix of metal such as cobalt or nickel. There are many different...

Yes, even tool holders get worn! They’re under huge tension and pressure when cutting and temperatures can get up to 180 degrees Celsius! The two main areas of wear are: 1) The tapers. When these wear, they don’t match with...