Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting tool with a holder, a cutting insert and a screw, wherein the holder has at least one seat with a base, a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein in a plane parallel to the base the first side wall extends in a first direction and the second side wall includes an acute angle (C) with the first side wall, wherein the base has a threaded hole for receiving the screw, wherein the cutting insert has a cut-out for the screw, wherein the cutting insert has a base contact surface, a first positioning surface and a second positioning surface, and wherein in a locked position the base contact surface, the first positioning surface and the second positioning surface of the cutting insert contact the base, the first side wall and the second side wall of the at least one seat, respectively, wherein the second side wall is offset from the threaded hole in the first direction towards a front end of the seat, and in that a screw head of the screw and the cut-out of the cutting inse

Abstract: A tool holder includes a coolant cavity opening out to a cavity inlet and outlet openings. The coolant cavity includes a cavity upper surface which extends along a cavity central axis. The cavity upper surface includes a cavity widening surface firstly which decreases in distance from the holder peripheral surface and secondly along which the cavity cross-sectional area increases, both with increasing distance from the cavity inlet opening. The cavity upper surface also includes a cavity narrowing surface, located further from the cavity inlet opening than the cavity widening surface, firstly which increases in distance from the holder peripheral surface and secondly along which the cavity cross-sectional area decreases, with increasing distance from the cavity inlet opening. A cutting tool is provided having a cutting insert releasably attached to the tool holder.

Abstract: A rotary tool according to a non-limiting aspect includes a body having a rotation axis and extending from a first end to a second end. The body including: a first part including the first end; a second part located closer to a second end than the first part and having a larger outside diameter than the first part; a cutting edge located at a side of the first end; a ridge portion located in the first part and the second part, connected to the cutting edge and helically extending from the cutting edge toward the second end; and a flute located along the ridge portion. The flute includes: a first flute located at the first part and having a first helix angle; and a second flute located at the second part and having a second helix angle. The second helix angle is smaller than the first helix angle.

Abstract: An automated method for restoring an end surface of a cylindrical component of a turbine engine by cutting a profile into the end surface is provided. A base of a cutting device is installed against an inner diameter of the cylindrical component. The base is the aligned to the end surface. A cutting head of the cutting device is positioned to a desired position to enable the cutting. A motor of the cutting device is activated to rotate the cutting head about a central axis of the cylindrical component to cut the end surface of the cylindrical component. A profile of the end surface is created by the cutting of the end surface via the motor. Upon activation of the motor, the cutting device is guided along a circumferential direction against the end surface. A system for cutting a profile into a surface of a cylindrical component is also provided.

Abstract: There is provided a cutting insert used for both drilling and turning. The cutting insert includes an insert main body having a front surface and a rear surface, the outline shapes of which are parallelogram shapes, peripheral side surfaces disposed on four sides of the insert main body, cutting edges provided on respective intersecting ridge lines between the front surface and the peripheral side surface and between the rear surface and the peripheral side surface of the insert main body, and a hole provided in the insert main body to incline with respect to the front surface and the rear surface, the hole being usable for attachment.

Abstract: A cutting blade having a plurality of different coatings on surfaces thereof, including an upper surface, a lower surface, and a side surface connecting the upper surface and the lower surface, wherein the upper surface intersects the side surface to form at least one cutting edge unit, the cutting edge unit includes a main cutting edge and a secondary cutting edge, the upper surface includes at least one set of cutting planes, the cutting planes include a main cutting surface and a secondary cutting surface, the main cutting surface intersects the side surface to form the main cutting edge, the secondary cutting surface intersects the side surface to form the secondary cutting edge, a main coating is provided on the main cutting surface, a secondary coating is provided on the secondary cutting surface, and the main coating and the secondary coating are independent from each other.

Abstract: A method for shaping a blind slot in a workpiece includes using a standard computer numerical controlled machine center to radially step a single slot broaching tool into a precursor slot in the workpiece for a predetermined distance to form a slot with a blind end. After the slot with the blind end is formed, the method includes rotating at least one of the workpiece and the single slot broaching tool and radially stepping the single slot broaching tool into another precursor slot for another predetermined distance to form another slot with another blind end in the workpiece. The another predetermined distance is the same as the predetermined distance, or in the alternative, the another predetermined distance is different than the predetermined distance.

Abstract: A parting-off insert for relatively high feed includes a rake surface including a reinforced front sub-edge extending between two convex corner sub-edges. A cutting width WC is defined between distal points of the first and second convex corner sub-edges. The cutting width WC fulfills the condition: WC?6 mm. The front sub-edge including a minimum front sub-edge thickness TF fulfilling the condition: TF>0.20 mm.

Abstract: A drill bit includes a shank extending along a bit axis and a body with a proximal end adjacent the shank and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The body defines a plurality of axially stacked, progressively sized steps including a first step at the distal end and a terminal step at the proximal end. The drill bit also includes a flute in the body. The flute defines an elongated groove that extends from the distal end to the proximal end. The drill bit further includes a plurality of cutting edges formed in the body. Each cutting edge is disposed along one of the plurality of steps and defines a helix angle and a rake angle. The helix angle of the cutting edge at the terminal step is greater than the helix angle of the cutting edge at the first step. A ratio of the helix angle to the rake angle of the cutting edge at the first step is in a range from 0.5 to 2.4, and a ratio of the helix angle to the rake angle of the cutting edge at the terminal step is in a range of 0.9 to 1.7.

Abstract: An end mill includes a plurality of teeth and flutes. The teeth and their associated flutes include one or more correlated physical parameters. One such correlated parameter is that, at an axial location in a front half of an effective cutting length, at least one tooth of the plurality of teeth has a rake angle smaller than an average rake angle value of the plurality of teeth, and, at the same axial location, a flute preceding each such tooth has a helix angle larger than an average helix angle value of the plurality of flutes.

Abstract: A stop for a rotating drilling, milling or countersinking tool comprising a stop sleeve coupled to a radial rolling bearing in such a way that it freely rotates about the tool, an outer bearing bush of the radial rolling bearing being attached to the stop sleeve and an inner bearing bush of the radial rolling bearing being attached to a shaft sleeve that can be attached to a tool shaft of the tool. An axial rolling bearing is also provided, a housing washer of the axial rolling bearing being supported on the stop sleeve and a shaft washer of the axial rolling bearing being supported on the shaft sleeve. In a secondary aspect, the invention relates to a drilling, milling or countersinking tool provided with such a stop.

Abstract: A tip dresser cutter including a circumferential portion having a circular shape rotatable about an axis of rotation, a center portion located radially inward from the circumferential portion proximate the axis of rotation, and a cutting flute extending radially between the center portion and the circumferential portion. The cutting flute including a leading edge, a trailing edge, a radially inward canted surface extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The radially inward canted surface includes a first section extending between the center portion and a first location on the cutting flute and a second section extending between the first location on the cutting flute and a second location on the cutting flute. The second section of the radially inward canted surface including a curved portion that is parallel to a plane of rotation of the cutting flute.

Abstract: A peeler device removes a thin layer from the outer surface of the end of a plastic pipe or tapping tee. In the preferred embodiments, the device has a main body and a mandrel. The pipe to be peeled is pushed onto the mandrel when the mandrel is in an out position. As the main body is rotated, a blade advances onto the plastic pipe and peels a thin layer off the outer surface of the pipe as it is advanced. The main body is rotated until peeling is complete. There may be a sight window in the main body to permit visual confirmation of when peeling is complete. A spring loaded blade lever is actuated to raise the blade and the pipe is pulled out of the main body.

Abstract: A hand-held apparatus is for hole-making in an elongated body. The apparatus has a housing including a rotatable cutting tool arranged to be axially movable from a non-cutting position into a cutting position. The first end portion of the housing comprises a clamping device arranged to be adjusted from a first, inactive position into a second, active position, wherein the clamping device, in the active position, is arranged to hold the apparatus fixed to the elongated body. The apparatus further has a device for connecting to a driving means, for example a hand-held drill.

Abstract: A rotating-tool main shaft includes a hollow ram, a hollow main shaft, a collet, a draw bar that moves the collet in the axial direction, a hydraulic cylinder that moves forwardly the draw bar, and a disc spring that moves backwardly the draw bar. The draw bar includes a spring catch which is retained in the hollow main shaft so as to be movable, and which catches the disc spring. The disc spring is placed in the hollow main shaft, and is placed within a distance that is at least a half of a distance from a tip of the draw bar to the spring catch in the axial direction.

Abstract: A broaching machine may include a broaching tool and a moving mechanism. The broaching tool may be movably arranged in a spindle of a lathe in a horizontal direction to machine a workpiece fixed to a chucking mechanism of the lathe. The moving mechanism may move the broaching tool in the horizontal direction. Thus, a process for forming a hole through the workpiece using the lathe and a process for machining the inner surface of the hole using the broaching machine may be continuously performed so that a time for machining the workpiece may be remarkably reduced. Further, the process for forming the hole through the workpiece using the lathe and the process for machining the inner surface of the hole using the broaching machine may be continuously performed on the workpiece fixed to the chucking mechanism to suppress dimension failures of the workpiece.

Abstract: A rotary tool of the present aspect has a body and a cutting edge positioned on the outer periphery of the body. The cutting edge has a first section and a second section when viewed on an imaginary plane defined by cutting a rotational trajectory of the rotary tool on a plane including a rotational axis. The first section has a first region and a second region. A first radius of curvature of the first region is greater than a second radius of curvature of the second region in at least one of a plurality of the first sections.

Abstract: A cutting tool including a rake face, a flank face, and a cutting edge portion, comprising a substrate and an AlTiN layer, the AlTiN layer including cubic AlxTi1-xN crystal grains, A1 having an atomic ratio x of 0.7 or more and less than 0.95, the AlTiN layer including a central portion, the central portion at the rake face being occupied in area by (200) oriented AlxTi1-xN crystal grains at a ratio of 50% or more and less than 80%, the central portion at the cutting edge portion being occupied in area by (200) oriented AlxTi1-xN crystal grains at a ratio of 80% or more.

Abstract: The machine spindle arrangement (22) according to the invention forms a unit with a motor (19) as central element. At one side of the motor (19) a spindle neck (35) with a spindle (32) is flanged that is directly driven by the rotor (28) of the motor (19). The spindle (32) is a so-called null spindle that can be replaced without readjustment with all bearings and other wear parts due to the present exactly adjusted positioning surface (39) that abuts against an axially properly defined bearing contact surface (38). At the backside of the motor (19) facing away from the spindle (32), a tool releasing device (20) and an angle adjustment transmission (21) is arranged that serves to rotate a present traverse feed shaft (42) relative to the spindle (32). The traverse feed shaft (42) serves to actuate an adjustment device at the tool (15).

Abstract: A tool for hob peeling rotating workpieces having pre-machined teeth comprises a gear-wheel shaped main body and tooth-shaped cutting inserts (1.2) which at the end face in the region of the tip circle are disposed on the main body. Each cutting insert comprises at least one cutting tooth. The cutting tooth forms a cutting edge (6) which runs at least along one of the flanks of the cutting tooth, and a cutting face and a clearance face. The cutting face along the cutting edge is provided with a cutting face chamfer (7) which in relation to the cutting face (5.5) runs so as to be inclined by a chamfer angle. The chamfer angle varies along the cutting edge. Moreover, the cutting edge is rounded by a radius.