Abstract: Fibers for diamond-impregnated cutting tools and their associated methods for manufacture and use are described. The cutting tools contain a diamond-impregnated cutting portion that contains fibers made from carbon, glass, ceramic, polymer, and the like. The fibers can be in any form, including chopped and milled fibers. The fibers may also be coated with metal, ceramic, or other performance-enhancing coatings. The fibers may be used to both control the tensile strength control the erosion rate of the matrix to optimize the cutting performance of the tools. Additionally, the fibers may also weaken the structure and allow higher modulus binders to be used for the cutting tools at a lower cost, allowing the amount of fibers to be tailored to retain the diamonds in the cutting portion for the desired amount. And as the cutting portion erodes, the fibers may also increase the lubricity at the face of the cutting portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a drill blank or a mill blank by extrusion, said method comprising the forming of a first blank portion (B1) having external, axially extending external flutes and the forming of a further blank portion (B3) in the shape of a shaft. The invention also relates to a device for manufacturing a drill blank or a mill blank. The method according to the invention is characterised by: extruding a first blank portion (B1) having a free end and external flutes; allowing the extrusion to continue to supply further extruding mass into a cavity (6), said supply of extruding mass completely filling out the external flutes of the first blank portion (B1) to produce a second blank portion (B2) integral with the first blank portion (B1); allowing the extrusion to continue to produce a desired length of the first blank portion (B1); and cutting off the first blank portion (B1) at the end facing away from the second blank portion (B2).

Abstract: A steel body rotary drag bit for drilling a subterranean formation includes a plurality of support elements affixed to the bit body, each forming at least a portion of a cutting element pocket. Each of a plurality of cutting elements has a substantially cylindrical body and is at least partially disposed within a cutter pocket. At least a portion of the substantially cylindrical body of each cutting element is directly secured to at least a portion of a substantially arcuate surface of the bit body. At least a portion of a substantially planar surface of each cutting element matingly engages at least a portion of a substantially planar surface of a support element.

Abstract: A drilling tool consisting of a drill shank having a drill point and of a transition section which adjoins the drill shank in the axial direction and which merges into a clamping shank, the transition section being heat-treated in such a way that it has higher bending elasticity compared with the clamping shank and/or the drill shank.

Abstract: A method for producing a cutting tool such a twist grill, end mill, or the like. The method provides an unbonded assembly including a cylindrical core having ends and an elongate side surface covered partially or completely by a coherent, unsintered layer including ultra-hard abrasive particles for producing an ultra-hard material. The unbonded assembly is subjected to elevated temperature and pressure conditions at which the ultra-hard abrasive is crystographically stable. The sintered product is then recovered that includes a cylindrical core and a layer of ultra-hard abrasive material bonded to the core, and the sintered product is worked to produce one or more cutting edges in the layer of ultra-hard abrasive material.

Abstract: A juice extractor includes first and second cups being relatively movable along a reciprocal path of travel to compress fruit therebetween during juice extraction. The extractor also includes a first cylindrical cutting blade within a first cup bore in spaced relation from adjacent portions of a first plurality of fingers of the first cup to define a peel clearance for ejecting portions of a fruit peel therethrough. The extractor also includes a second cylindrical cutting blade within a second cup bore, and being received within the first cylindrical cutting blade during juice extraction. The first cylindrical cutting blade preferably has an inner diameter in a range of about 0.990 to 1.010 inches, and a wall thickness in a range of about 0.068 to 0.088 inches. The second cylindrical cutting blade preferably has an outer diameter to be received within the inner diameter of the first cylindrical cutting blade to thereby produce a desired relatively high yield and juice quality.

Abstract: A method for producing a powdered metal compact for a cutting head to be used in a metal cutting tool uses a punch and die assembly. The resulting cutting head has apertures communicating between a coolant channel and recesses.

Abstract: A structural matrix drill bit body having different binder materials in different spatial locations as well as a method for forming the same, is provided. The different binder materials provide different functional properties to the different spatial locations of the drill bit body. The method for forming such a structural matrix body includes providing a matrix material within a mold, then infiltrating the matrix material with at least two binder materials which provide different functional properties in combination with the material. The arrangement is then heated and the heating process causes the different binder materials to infiltrate different spatial locations of the drill bit body.

Abstract: A method is provided for producing a cutting tool such as a twist drill, end mill or the like. The method includes the steps of providing an unbonded assembly comprising a cylindrical core (10) having ends (12, 14) and an elongate side surface (16) covered partially or completely by a coherent, unsintered layer (18) comprising ultra-hard abrasive particles for producing an ultra-hard material, subjecting the unbonded assembly to elevated temperature and pressure conditions at which the ultra-hard abrasive is crystallographically stable, recovering the sintered product which comprises a cylindrical core (10) and a layer of ultra-hard abrasive material bonded to the core and working the sintered product to produce one or more cutting edges in the layer of ultra-hard abrasive material.

Abstract: A drill bit including a bit body having at least one roller cone rotatably coupled to the bit body with a plurality of milled teeth formed on the at least one roller cone is disclosed. At least one milled tooth is arranged so as to form a gage row milled tooth, and the gage row milled tooth includes hardfacing thereon. A cutting element insert is mounted in a gage face of the gage row milled tooth. A method of forming a drill bit structure, the method including machining at least one hole in a preselected location on a gage surface of at least one milled tooth, positioning a plug in the at least one hole, applying a hardfacing material to the at least one milled tooth, removing the plug from the at least one hole, and positioning a drilling insert in the at least one hole is also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of a tool, in particular a drill (6) or milling cutter, having at least one conveying helix (8a, 8b), proceeding from a bar-shaped blank (1). In this case, there is provision for introducing the conveying helix (8a, 8b) in a single operation by means of a machine tool, the blank (1) having a diameter (DR) which is larger than a diameter (dF) of the conveying helix (8a, 8b).

Abstract: A rock drill has at least one hard material insert (2) with at least two cutting edges (3, 7) consisting of hard material and extending radially to the drill axis (A), whereby, in a radial range of 20% to 50% of their drilling radius, at least two cutting edges (3, 7) each have an axial recess (4), and the cutting edges (3, 7) rotating around the drill axis (A) extend with their cutting edges in their entirety without any gaps over the entire drilling radius.

Abstract: A multi or single cutter reaming tool has a shaft and a shaped head with at least one cutter. The shaped head is produced from a blank having a base body of a base material on its envelope surface with at least one rectilinear or helical groove-shaped recess running around it, into which high hardness cutting material is sintered. The high hardness cutting material includes at least one cutter having cutting surfaces formed by the introduction of a chip groove by a grinding wheel into the base body and movement of the grinding wheel toward the high hardness cutting material.

Abstract: A reamer includes: (a) an axially-distal-end small-diameter portion; (b) a guide portion which is axially adjacent to the small-diameter portion; (c) at least one flute which is formed in an outer circumferential surface of the reamer and which extends from the axially distal end of the reamer toward the axially distal end of the reamer; and (d) at least one land surface which is circumferentially adjacent to the flute. The land has a cutting blade portion formed therein in the axially-distal-end small-diameter portion. A first radial distance from an axis of the reamer to a radically outer end of the cutting blade portion is larger than a second radial distance from the axis to the land surface in the axially-distal-end small-diameter portion. The first radial distance is smaller than a third radial distance from the axis to the land surface in the guide portion.

Abstract: A method of forming a drill bit structure, the method including fixing spacers to the drill bit structure. The spacers are arranged at preselected locations on an outer surface of the drill bit structure. A hardfacing material is then applied to the drill bit structure, and the spacers are removed. Holes are machined in the drill bit structure at the preselected locations, and drilling inserts are positioned in each hole.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drilling tool for machine tools and to a method for the production thereof. The drilling tool has at least one chip conveyor groove (16) and at least one functional channel (20). In order to produce the body of the drill (10), the wall of a tubular metal blank is simultaneously impinged upon by substantially radially oscillating form-giving forces in several forming sections spread over the periphery, moving in an axial direction along the surface of the blank, whereby at least one chip conveyor groove (16) is shaped and at least one functional channel (20) is formed. When the chip conveyor grooves (16) are formed on at least two interspaced forming sections in a peripheral direction in the wall of the blank (50), the parts of the wall in the area of two opposite-lying chip conveyor grooves (16) come to rest against each other in a sealed manner, defining at least two functional channels (20, 24) on the inner surfaces thereof.

Abstract: The cutting plate for a drill bit is press-formed from a powdery starting material. In the process, the cutting plate is arranged horizontally in the press die and the relative movement of top punch and bottom punch with respect to the die is effected parallel to the flank or flanks of the lateral supporting edge or edges. The novel method enables a variety of special design configurations of the cutting plates.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of making an earth boring drill bit having a superhard polycrystalline diamond or diamond-like element with greatly improved resistance to thermal degradation without loss of impact strength. Collectively called PCD elements, these elements are formed with a binder-catalyzing material in a high-temperature, high-pressure process. The PCD element has a plurality of partially bonded diamond or diamond-like crystals forming at least one continuous diamond matrix, and the interstices among the diamond crystals forming at least one continuous interstitial matrix containing a catalyzing material. The element has a working surface and a body, where a portion of the interstitial matrix in the body adjacent to the working surface is substantially free of the catalyzing material, and the remaining interstitial matrix contains the catalyzing material.

Abstract: There is provided a process for the treatment of a paper drill bit comprising the steps of subjecting the drill bit to deep cryogenic treatment, and coating the drill bit with a dry film fluorocarbon lubricant is a resin-bonded fluoropolymer coating.

Abstract: A twist drill, having a replaceable drill tip, comprising a drill bit shaft (1), a cutting insert (2) which is detachably fixed thereto and which forms the tip area of the twist drill, and comprises a flute (3) that continues into the cutting insert (2). The cutting insert rests, with a bearing surface (6) extending orthogonal to the center longitudinal axis (8) of the drill bit, on the face (7) of the drill bit shaft (1) and extends with a fixing stud (9), which centrally protrudes from the bearing surface (6), into a receiving recess (10) which is configured complementary thereto and which is provided in the face (7) of the drill bit shaft (1).

Abstract: A rotary cone drill bit is provided with at least one cutter cone assembly having a machined cutting structure which will maintain an effective cutting profile despite abrasion, erosion and/or wear of the associated cutting elements. The machined cutting structure may be formed on a generally cone shaped blank by a series of lathe turns and/or plunge cuts. The cutting elements may be formed with an aggressive cutting profile. For one application, the crest of each cutting element has the general configuration of an ogee curve. A layer of hardfacing material may be applied over all or selected portions of the machined cutting structure.

Abstract: A method of making a drill comprising a tip (16), a shank (10) and a flute area having chip spaces (12, 14) formed therein, the drill being substantially completely coated with a hard material, and is characterized by applying an abrasive material to merely the tip (16) before coating the drill with the hard material. The drill may more particularly be a solid carbide drill.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for forming a drill bit structure to which a cutting element is to be affixed. The method includes applying a layer of hardfacing material to a basic bit structure, removing the layer of hardfacing material in a location to which the cutting element is to be affixed, and forming an attachment structure at the location. In one embodiment, the removing is performed by electrode discharge machining. In one embodiment, the basic bit structure is a roller cone, and the cutting element is an insert adapted to be interference fit within a socket in the roller cone.

Abstract: A mold is formed for an building earth boring bit by designing the bit geometry in three dimensions using a computer aided design (CAD) system and then feeding the geometry data of the design to a layering device. The layering device then builds the mold a layer at a time. Materials used in building the mold include, sand, graphite, ceramic, clay, other refractory materials, plastic, rubber and wax. Once the mold is formed, powdered steel or tungsten carbide is poured into the mold and is cured by press molding or infiltrating with a binder forming a bit body. Cutting elements are then inserted in the bit body forming the earth boring bit.

Abstract: The cutting plate for a drill bit is press-formed from a powdery starting material. In the process, the cutting plate is arranged horizontally in the press die and the relative movement of top punch and bottom punch with respect to the die is effected parallel to the flank or flanks of the lateral supporting edge or edges. The novel method enables a variety of special design configurations of the cutting plates.

Abstract: Flat composite cutting elements are provided having a layer of Cubic Boron Nitride comprising less than 80 volume percent Cubic Boron Nitride sandwiched between two layers each made from a material brazeable to carbide or steel.

Abstract: Internal and external metal-to-metal radially interfering seals are provided for an annular chamber. Typically, an annular chamber is used in tubular goods to be part of the hydraulic control circuitry, such as for operating subsurface equipment such as a subsurface safety valve. Resilient seals are eliminated and sealing reliability is enhanced by a design which features metal-to-metal seals internally and externally, preferably assembled by an external two-step thread. The radial interference seal, which is internally disposed, is constructed so as to be incapable of experiencing tensile loads. This reinforces joint integrity by minimizing stresses on thin components.

Abstract: A method for producing cutting tools incorporated in the present invention is carried out as follows: a shank portion and a drill portion are formed separately such that the inner diameter of a hole made in the shank portion is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the drill portion. The rear of the drill portion is forcibly inserted into the hole of the shank portion at normal temperature which is room temperature. The diameter of the inner wall of the hole is thereby enlarged, resulting in a tight fitting. After the insertion of the drill portion in the shank portion, the drill portion may be ground to form a drill edge. Before the insertion of the drill portion in the shank portion, the shank portion may be quenched under vacuum or the like, or the surface of the shank portion may be hardened by nitriding.

Abstract: A method of making a drill blank which is elongate and which has a vein of a bonding material located in an end surface thereof. A recess is formed in a surface of a cemented carbide body. Either a layer of ultra-hard abrasive or a mass of ultra-hard abrasive particles is then placed on a surface of the recess. A cemented carbide piece, having the same shape and cross-sectional size as the recess, is inserted into the recess. The cemented carbide body is subjected to conditions of elevated temperature and pressure so that either the abrasive compact layer or the layer of the ultra-hard abrasive bonds the cemented carbide piece to the cemented carbide body. Finally, the cemented carbide body is severed through either the abrasive compact layer or layer of ultra-hard abrasive to produce one or more drill blanks.