Abstract: A modular countersink assembly, comprising a drill having an exterior tapered surface, a countersink body having an interior tapered surface for mating with the exterior tapered surface of the drill, and an insert removably secured to the countersink body enables an operator to replace either the drill and/or the insert if one or the other or both become worn. The insert is positioned both axially and radially and may have a PCD cutting edge.

Abstract: A veined cutting tool for producing holes in various materials is disclosed. The veined cutting tool includes a tungsten carbide body using a sintered abrasive particulate such as diamond (PCD) or Cubic Boron Nitrite (PCBN). The cutting tool shields a portion of the PCD or PCBN edge on the cutting side to reduce the overall length of the exposed PCD or PCBN to prevent the cutting edge from chipping and increase the service life of the cutting tool.

Abstract: A drill bit for producing holes in composite materials is disclosed. The drill bit includes an elongate drill bit body having a drill bit diameter. The drill bit also includes at least two helical flutes. The helical flutes have a reverse helix angle and a primary cutting edge. The primary cutting edge may have a positive rake angle. The drill bit further includes a point having a point length. The drill bit may also include a cutting tip with a tip angle and a tip length. The tip length is at least twice the drill bit diameter.

Abstract: A PCD drill for producing close tolerance holes in multi layer laminates, such as carbon fiber reinforced composites, with minimum fraying of the fibers on both entrance and exit from the hole is provided. The drills provided include a symmetrical cutting point with a self-centering split point and a high shear second cutting lip positioned at the outer diameter of the drill. The drills of the invention may allow for increased cutting speeds and feeds when used with such advanced composite materials, thus increasing tool productivity and providing increased performance.

Abstract: A helically fluted twist drill apparatus in which offset, opposed veins of sintered abrasive particulate, such as diamond, are embedded within a drill blank made of a less abrasive material such as carbide. The non-aligned veins of abrasive material, in one embodiment, themselves intersect through juxtapositioning adjacent the point and web of the drill, and in another embodiment, rely upon the interpositioning of a third intermediate vein which, in turn, intersects at least part of both the first and second nonintersecting veins, to describe a more economical and effective highly abrasive material region at the drill point and web locations.

Abstract: A composite sintered abrasive drill blank for formation into a rotary cutting tool in which one or more veins of sintered abrasive particulate are positioned to extend longitudinally from the conically shaped point region of the drill blank. The one or more veins of abrasive particulate are directly and molecularly bonded into the drill blank structure to expose the sintered abrasive particulate at both the top conical surface and the circumferential edges of the drill blank, with the sintered abrasive particulate forming the cutting surface elements of the rotary cutting tool formed therefrom.