Abstract: A cutting tool holder has a holder body and a vibration damping weight assembly. The holder body has opposing first and second side surfaces and a top surface extending therebetween, and an insert mounting portion located at a front end of the holder body adjacent to the top surface. A weight aperture opens out to the first and second side surfaces and has an aperture inner surface. The weight assembly is located within the weight aperture, having a first and second weight portions, a damping ring located along the aperture inner surface, and an actuating member interfacing and urging the first and second weight portions away from one another, such that each weight portion presses against the damping ring within the weight aperture.

Abstract: A cutting tool has a holder and an indexable cutting insert secured therein. The holder has a head and a shank extending therefrom along a holder axis, the head having spaced apart lower and upper clamping portions located on opposite sides of a first plane containing the holder axis. The lower clamping portion has spaced apart first and second lower clamping surfaces located on opposite sides of a second plane perpendicular to the first plane, and the upper clamping portion has an upper clamping surface intersected by the second plane. The cutting insert has a peripheral surface with a plurality of circumferentially spaced cutting portions, and the second plane intersects the plurality of cutting portions. The upper clamping surface makes contact with a first abutment portion of the peripheral surface, and a second abutment portion of the peripheral surface makes contact with the first and second lower clamping surfaces.

Abstract: A tool shank has a head receiving pocket at a forward end, and a plurality of chip flutes extending rearwardly therefrom along a longitudinal axis. The head receiving pocket has a support surface transverse to the longitudinal axis. A central recess is formed in the support surface and extends rearwardly therefrom. The central recess has a plurality of resiliently displaceable abutment portions circumferentially alternating with and spaced apart by a plurality of intermediate portions. Each abutment portion has a radially inward facing abutment surface, and each intermediate portion has an intermediate surface intersecting two circumferentially adjacent abutment surfaces. A rotary cutting tool includes the shank and a cutting head releasably mounted thereto. The cutting head has a mounting portion provided with a base surface and an engagement member protruding therefrom. In an assembled position, the engagement member is resiliently retained in the central recess against the plurality of abutment surfaces.

Abstract: A high-feed milling tool assembly includes a tool and a ramping insert. The ramping insert includes ramping, feed and side sub-edges. The ramping and feed sub-edges are longer than the side sub-edges and converge with increasing proximity to the side sub-edge to which they are both connected.

Abstract: A replaceable cutting head includes a forward cutting portion and a rearward mounting portion. The mounting portion includes a male coupling member that protrudes rearwardly from a head base surface. The male coupling member includes forward and rearward bearing portions and an external thread located therebetween. The forward and rearward bearing portions include respective conically shaped forward and rearward head abutment surface. The forward and rearward head abutment surfaces have the same cone angle. When a cutting tool, including said cutting head and a tool holder having a female coupling member, is in a locked position, the external thread is threadingly engaged in the female coupling member and the forward and rearward head abutment surfaces conically abut corresponding conical shaped surfaces in the female coupling member.

Abstract: A cutting tool key includes a handle component, for actuating rotation of the cutting tool key and a locking member that is attached to the handle component. The locking member includes a head receptacle portion at a rear end thereof and a sleeve member attached to the locking member. The sleeve member is elastically flexible and circumferentially surrounds the head receptacle portion. A cutting head key assembly includes a cutting head that is located at the head receptacle portion and elastically clamped thereat by the sleeve member. The cutting head key is rotated to releasably attach the cutting head to the tool holder.

Abstract: A cutting tool has an insert holder with an indexable cutting insert removably secured therein. The cutting insert has upper and lower end surfaces with a peripheral side surface and a through bore extending therebetween, and a plurality of upper cutting edges formed on an upper peripheral edge. The peripheral side surface includes a non-circular upper relief surface adjacent the upper peripheral edge and a circular upper abutment surface spaced apart from the upper peripheral edge. Each upper cutting edge exhibits mirror symmetry about a bisector plane, and is non-linear in a side view. The through bore has an inner undercut formed by upper and lower bore surfaces located on opposite sides of a median plane, and a clamping member makes contact with one of the upper and lower bore surfaces at an inner contact zone located between the median plane and a seat surface of the insert holder.

Abstract: A cutting tool holder has a holder body and a vibration damping weight assembly. The holder body has opposing first and second side surfaces and a top surface extending therebetween, and an insert mounting portion located at a front end of the holder body adjacent to the top surface. A weight aperture opens out to the first and second side surfaces and has an aperture inner surface. The weight assembly is located within the weight aperture, having a first and second weight portions, a damping ring located along the aperture inner surface, and an actuating member interfacing and urging the first and second weight portions away from one another, such that each weight portion presses against the damping ring within the weight aperture.

Abstract: A tool assembly for heavy duty machining includes an insert, tool and clamp for securing the insert to a rigid insert seat of the tool. The insert is a solid cutting insert including a single cutting edge located at a corner region thereof. At a diagonally opposed corner region the insert is not subjected to clamping forces.

Abstract: A cutting tool assembly includes a cutting tool and an indexable cutting insert having an insert index axis. The cutting insert includes parallel insert first and second sides connected by an insert peripheral surface that extends peripherally around the cutting insert. At least one clamping hole opens out to one or both of the insert first and second sides, and at least a portion of the clamping hole is in a clamping region of the cutting insert. The insert peripheral surface includes cutting edges that are spaced-apart and extend from the insert first side to the insert second side. Along a width direction, which is perpendicular to the insert first and second sides, each of the cutting edges is wider than the cutting insert, at least at the cutting region of the cutting insert.

Abstract: A high-feed milling tool assembly includes a tool and a ramping insert. The ramping insert includes ramping, feed and side sub-edges. The ramping and feed sub-edges are longer than the side sub-edges and converge with increasing proximity to the side sub-edge to which they are both connected.

Abstract: A cutting tool holder has a holder body and a vibration damping weight assembly. The holder body has first and second side surfaces, and a top surface extending there between, and a cutting portion located at a front end of the holder body at the top surface thereof. A weight aperture opens out to the first and second side surfaces and has an aperture inner surface. A weight assembly is located within the weight aperture, having a first weight portion with a through hole, a second weight portion with a threaded hole, a damping ring located along the aperture inner surface, and a fastening member configured to connect together and urge the first and second weight portions towards one another, such that the contact surface of each weight portion presses against the damping ring, within the weight aperture.

Abstract: A tool coupling arrangement for drills and reamers includes tool and shank portions with respective tool and shank axial stoppers. An at least partially cylindrical tool coupling end of the tool portion is located within a longitudinal through forward bore portion in the shank portion, and being coupled therein via an elongated coupling member located further inwards in the shank portion and comprising axially opposite member coupling and pulling ends. The forward bore portion has front and rear sub-portions and a bore recess which is located therebetween and extends radially outwardly. In a locked position, the tool axial stopper abuts the shank axial stopper. The tool coupling end abuts the front and rear sub-portions. And the member coupling end is wedged between the tool coupling end and the bore recess.

Abstract: A cutting tool and a cutting insert, each of which including a base surface and an anti-slip arrangement adjacent thereto. Each anti-slip arrangement includes an actuator surface and non-parallel first and second abutment surfaces, and the actuator surface of the cutting tool is a surface of a clamp of the cutting tool. The cutting insert is mounted on the cutting tool via engagement of the base surfaces thereof and the clamp is operable to bias the actuator surfaces against each other and thereby force the first and second abutment surfaces against each other, for preventing slippage of the cutting insert along the tool's base surface.

Abstract: A replaceable cutting head includes a forward cutting portion and a rearward mounting portion. The mounting portion includes a male coupling member that protrudes rearwardly from a head base surface. The male coupling member includes forward and rearward bearing portions and an external thread located therebetween. The forward and rearward bearing portions include respective conically shaped forward and rearward head abutment surface. The forward and rearward head abutment surfaces have the same cone angle. When a cutting tool, including said cutting head and a tool holder having a female coupling member, is in a locked position, the external thread is threadingly engaged in the female coupling member and the forward and rearward head abutment surfaces conically abut corresponding conical shaped surfaces in the female coupling member.

Abstract: A cutting insert having a dovetail anti-slip arrangement for securing the cutting insert to a tool. The cutting insert's anti-slip arrangement includes first, second and third insert abutment surfaces having dovetail portions, each of which form an external and acute dovetail angle with an insert base surface. The dovetail portions are configured with one or more geometric features related to a cutting edge geometry of the cutting insert.

Abstract: A tool coupling arrangement for drills and reamers includes tool and shank portions with respective tool and shank axial stoppers. An at least partially cylindrical tool coupling end of the tool portion is located within a longitudinal through forward bore portion in the shank portion, and being coupled therein via an elongated coupling member located further inwards in the shank portion and comprising axially opposite member coupling and pulling ends. The forward bore portion has front and rear sub-portions and a bore recess which is located therebetween and extends radially outwardly. In a locked position, the tool axial stopper abuts the shank axial stopper. The tool coupling end abuts the front and rear sub-portions. And the member coupling end is wedged between the tool coupling end and the bore recess.

Abstract: A high-feed milling tool assembly includes a tool and a ramping insert. The ramping insert includes ramping, feed and side sub-edges. The ramping and feed sub-edges are longer than the side sub-edges and converge with increasing proximity to the side sub-edge to which they are both connected.

Abstract: A cutting head has driven surfaces and includes a head coupling pin that protrudes rearwardly from a head rear surface. The head coupling pin includes guiding and fastening recesses recessed in the pin peripheral surface, the guiding recess opening out to the pin rear surface. A tool holder assembly has a tool holder and an elastic fastening assembly. The tool holder has driving members and a holder coupling hole recessed in a holder base surface. The elastic fastening assembly is disposed in a holder through bore that extends from the holder base surface to a holder peripheral surface. When a cutting tool which includes the cutting head and tool holder is in a fastened position, the head coupling pin is removably retained within the holder coupling hole upon elastic engagement with the elastic fastening assembly.

Abstract: In a cutting tool having an indexable cutting insert with exactly four cutting portions, the cutting insert is removably securable to an insert holder by a fastener. The cutting insert has two opposing end surfaces with a peripheral side surface extending therebetween, and each cutting portion has a major cutting edge formed by the intersection of a rake surface and a relief surface. The peripheral side surface has first and second pairs of opposing side surfaces which include the four relief surfaces and the four rake surfaces, respectively. In an end view, four cutting points on the four major cutting edges define the transitions between the first and second pairs of opposing side surfaces, and a minimum first length dimension between the second pair of opposing side surfaces is less than six-tenths of a minimum second length dimension between two of the four cutting points.