Abstract: An improved slot-drilling cutter has a tool body with plate seats at the end, which are arranged symmetrically in respect to each other. Cutting plates are arranged on the seats, whose cutting edges, as well as possibly cutting edges 41, 42, are set identically, i.e. which cover each other completely in the circumferential direction. Because of this, respectively two cutting edges are active for the drilling operation, as well as for the milling operation, which increases the metal cutting yield and allows the same advancement when drilling, as well as when milling. The slot-drilling cutter is free of lateral forces because of the symmetrical design, which permits a high degree of working precision in spite of large advancement moves.

Abstract: An improved slot-drilling cutter has a tool body with plate seats at the end, which are arranged symmetrically in respect to each other. Cutting plates are arranged on the seats, whose cutting edges, as well as possibly cutting edges 41, 42, are set identically, i.e. which cover each other completely in the circumferential direction. Because of this, respectively two cutting edges are active for the drilling operation, as well as for the milling operation, which increases the metal cutting yield and allows the same advancement when drilling, as well as when milling. The slot-drilling cutter is free of lateral forces because of the symmetrical design, which permits a high degree of working precision in spite of large advancement moves.

Abstract: A cutting insert for machining workpieces (preferably of metal) while removing the cuttings including at least one cutting edge (10) in the transition region between a rake (16) and a flank (18); the rake (16) comprises a flat face section (20) which is substantially parallel to the cutting edge (10) and several dome-shaped recesses aligned in a row and separated by gaps, the recesses being parallel to the cutting edge (10), and moulded into the face section (20) and partially penetrating the cutting edge (10). To ensure the uninterrupted removal of cuttings when short cuttings are produced, the invention proposes that a cutting form step (24) is provided on the face of the recesses opposite to the cutting edge (10). The cutting form step rises above the face section and is bounded by a bottom boundary line (26) on the cutting edge side and by a top boundary line (28) on the side away from the cutting edge.