Abstract: The problem of penetrating through nets and other objects is solved by cutting the object using concentric cutters in which a rotatable cutter having floating teeth rotates concentrically about a stationary cutter having fixed teeth. The object is cut by a severing action caused by the floating teeth of the rotatable cutter sliding against the fixed teeth of the stationary cutter. Embodiments of the invention include a UUV system for penetrating through fishing nets and other objects, concentric cutting assemblies for use in the UUV system and other systems, and a method for penetrating through fishing nets and other objects. A UUV system in accordance with an embodiment of the invention has a concentric cutting assembly at the forward end and a propulsor at the aft end. The concentric cutting assembly integrates seamlessly within the UUV housing and is deployed from the forward end of the UUV, enabling the UUV to quickly and efficiently penetrate through objects blocking its path.

Abstract: A fixture includes a router guide portion having a router support surface and a workpiece support surface, a drill guide portion having a drill bit member, an opening adjacent the router guide portion and the drill guide portion for accepting a workpiece, and a clamping portion. The clamping portion includes a clamping member for securing the workpiece to the router guide portion.

Abstract: Rotatable multi-operation tool including replaceable cutting inserts of different types, and a basic body rotatable around a center axis with rear and front ends from which there is extending rearward an envelope surface in which at least one chip space is countersunk, which opens in the envelope surface and in the front end. A first cutting insert type is mounted in a first insert seat formed in one side surface of the chip space in the immediate vicinity of the front end and included in a cavity opening in the front end for the cutting insert to partly protrude axially forward from the front end. A second cutting insert type is mounted in a second insert seat formed in the same side surface as the first insert seat and situated axially behind the first insert seat and included in a cavity opening in a part of the envelope surface.

Abstract: A rotatable multi-operation tool for chip removing machining, including a plurality of replaceable cutting inserts of different types, and a basic body that is rotatable around a center axis and includes a rear end and a front end from which there is extending rearward an envelope surface in which at least one chip space, delimited by two opposite side surfaces, is countersunk, which opens in the envelope surface and in the front end. A first cutting insert is mounted in a first insert seat that is formed in one side surface of the chip space and situated in the immediate vicinity of the front end and included in a cavity that opens in the front end for the cutting insert to partly protrude axially forward from the front end. A second cutting insert, of a type other than the first cutting insert, is mounted in a second insert seat, which is formed in the same side surface as the first insert seat and situated axially behind the first insert seat.

Abstract: A combination end milling/drilling/reaming cutting tool includes an end milling portion, a drilling portion, and a reaming portion. The cutting tool also includes a neck portion between the end milling portion and the drilling portion, and a clearance neck portion between a shank and the reaming portion. A method of machining a workpiece using the combination end milling/drilling/reaming cutting tool is also disclosed.

Abstract: A tool for the cutting machining of precision bores in workpieces, with a first machining step which has at least one geometrically defined cutting edge, and with a second machining step which has at least one honing strip with geometrically undefined cutting edges, is proposed. This is distinguished in that the first machining step has at least three support regions which are arranged at a distance from one another in the circumferential direction and which are designed and arranged such that they are supported on the wall of the precision bore during the machining of the latter.

Abstract: A chisel quickly adjusting and positioning device for a chiseling machine includes a plurality of separating members for adjusting a gap between a sleeve and the bottom of a machine body, and a chisel unit composed of a chisel and a drill fitting lengthwise in the chisel. After the drill is fitted in the chisel and then clamped in a drill chuck, the chisel unit is fitted in the sleeve. Then the separating members can be pivotally moved in or out of the gap between the sleeve and the bottom of the machine body, and then the sleeve is pushed up so that a gap between the chisel blade and the tip of the drill may be formed for quickly adjusting and positioning the chisel unit with the machine body.

Abstract: A mortiser tool comprises a drill bit, a cutting element mounted around the drill bit and a motor means. In use a motor rotates the drill bit independently of the cutting element, and in use a motor moves the drill bit in a first reciprocating action, in which the cutting element is axially movable in relation to the drill bit. The drill bit is provided with a transmission adapted to axially move the cutting element in a second reciprocating action in use, which second reciprocating action is axially non-synchronous with the first reciprocating action.

Abstract: Since the chip-breaking groove 30 is cut in the inner peripheral surface of the prepared hole 22 by compressing the chip-breaking tool 10 into the prepared hole 22 prior to the tapping process (the cutting process of the female thread) by the cut tap, the chip can be securely broken by the chip-breaking groove 30 and well discharged even in the case that the work 20 is made of the material having the high ductility. Accordingly, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, it is possible to prevent a lot of long connected chips from entwining the tap, it is unnecessary to monitor the tapping work, and it is possible to achieve a complete automation (an unmanned work). Further, it is possible to inhibit the cut tap from being broken due to the pinching of the chip, and it is easy to execute a treatment such as a chip cleaning or the like.

Abstract: A portable boring and welding machine includes a tool shaft adapted to mount tools for boring and welding workpieces. The shaft extends along an axis and is driven by an electric motor. The motor and the shaft are connected by a helical gearwheel and worm pair, the helical gearwheel being connectable to the tool shaft, and the worm being connected to a drive shaft of the motor itself.

Abstract: A cutter bit is provided which includes a body having a pair of free ends with a cutter bit mounted adjacent each free end. A boss extends outwardly from the center of the body such that a portion of the body and the cutter bit may be mounted in a rotary cutting tool to allow the second cutter bit to be utilized. The bit is reversible such that either cutter bit may be positioned within the chuck of a rotary cutter tool while the cutter bit mounted on the opposite side of the body is utilized. A method of mounting a cutter bit in a rotary cutter tool is also provided which includes steps of loosening the bit within the chuck of the rotating cutting tool, removing the bit from the chuck, rotating the bit end to end, replacing the end of the bit that was out of the chuck originally into the chuck, and tightening the chuck.

Abstract: A cutter bit is provided which includes a body having a pair of free ends with a cutter bit mounted adjacent each free end. A boss extends outwardly from the center of the body such that a portion of the body and the cutter bit may be mounted in a rotary cutting tool to allow the second cutter bit to be utilized. The bit is reversible such that either cutter bit may be positioned within the chuck of a rotary cutter tool while the cutter bit mounted on the opposite side of the body is utilized. A method of mounting a cutter bit in a rotary cutter tool is also provided which includes steps of loosening the bit within the chuck of the rotating cutting tool, removing the bit from the chuck, rotating the bit end to end, replacing the end of the bit that was out of the chuck originally into the chuck, and tightening the chuck.

Abstract: A tool for machining workpieces, having at least one cutting edge which is fastened to a main body of the tool. A respective deburring device removes the burrs produced by each cutting edge during machining. The deburring device is supported at the main body near the cutting edge and is movable by an actuatable piston between a retracted storage position in the tool body and an extended active position out of the tool body for deburring after surface machining.

Abstract: A cutting tip having a three-layer laminated structure is provided. The tip is made from a disc-shaped three-layer laminate wherein a second layer consisting of a hard sintered compact of CBN or diamond is sandwiched by a first layer and a third layer consisting of a tool material such as cemented carbide. Prismatic blanks of rectangular cross-section are cut out by cutting the three-layer laminate in strips. Semi-completed tips of a desired shape are obtained by cutting up the prismatic blanks. Desired cutting edges are formed on the semi-completed tips to produce completed tips. Because prismatic blanks are obtained from a three-layer laminate and semi-completed tips are cut out from the prismatic blanks like this, the semi-completed tips can be obtained in large numbers, yield is high, and the manufacturing cost of the tip can be reduced.

Abstract: A through-hole self-piercing rivet 30 is assembled with two metal plates 50 and 52 to retain the plates together as a workpiece 54. When the rivet 30 is to be removed, a pin, such as a contact pin 56, is attached to the rivet by fusion, or a pin, such as a threaded mandrel 78, is attached threadedly to the rivet. The contact pin 56 or the threaded mandrel 78 is withdrawn from the workpiece 54 to thereby withdraw the attached rivet 30 from the workpiece. Devices 62 and 84 provide facility for effecting the attachment of the contact pin 56 and the threaded mandrel 78, respectively, with the rivet 30, and for the extraction of the rivet from the workpiece 54.

Abstract: A plunge cutting device for use with a portable drill, drill press, or other rotary drive source which is capable of cutting irregularly shaped openings or workpieces in a single operation. A drive chain, belt, or other means carries a plurality of cutting teeth along a path defined by a series of chain guides. A lower plate, adjacent the surface being cut serves as a finer resolution guide for the cutting teeth to define their cutting path. The configuration and orientation of the cutting teeth causes them to push inward against the edge of the plate so that they follow its shape closely. A preferred shield encloses the teeth, chain, and drive mechanism for safety and to serve as a vacuum shroud for dust collection. The shield may also act as a guide, holding the teeth in position prior to the start of the cutting operation.

Abstract: A cutter bit is provided which includes a body having a pair of free ends with a cutter bit mounted adjacent each free end. A boss extends outwardly from the center of the body such that a portion of the body and the cutter bit may be mounted in a rotary cutting tool to allow the second cutter bit to be utilized. The bit is reversible such that either cutter bit may be positioned within the chuck of a rotary cutter tool while the cutter bit mounted on the opposite side of the body is utilized. A method of mounting a cutter bit in a rotary cutter tool is also provided which includes steps of loosening the bit within the chuck of the rotating cutting tool, removing the bit from the chuck, rotating the bit end to end, replacing the end of the bit that was out of the chuck originally into the chuck, and tightening the chuck.

Abstract: A tool for machining workpieces, having at least one cutting edge which is fastened to a main body of the tool. A respective deburring device removes the burrs produced by each cutting edge during machining. The deburring device is supported at the main body near the cutting edge and is movable by an actuatable piston between a retracted storage position in the tool body and an extended active position out of the tool body for deburring after surface machining.

Abstract: A method for connecting an attachment to a drill press includes: providing an alignment member including a first portion and a second portion, and having a central axis; securing the first portion of the alignment member within the chuck; connecting the attachment to the drill press so that at least a region of the second portion of the alignment member is disposed within the void; and removing the alignment member from the chuck and the void. A mortising apparatus for a drill press is also disclosed, the drill press including a rotatable chuck. The mortising apparatus includes a mortising chisel holder and a mortising chisel holder alignment member.

Abstract: A method for connecting an attachment to a drill press includes: providing an alignment member including a first portion and a second portion, and having a central axis; securing the first portion of the alignment member within the chuck; connecting the attachment to the drill press so that at least a region of the second portion of the alignment member is disposed within the void; and removing the alignment member from the chuck and the void. A mortising apparatus for a drill press is also disclosed, the drill press including a rotatable chuck. The mortising apparatus includes a mortising chisel holder and a mortising chisel holder alignment member.

Abstract: A workpiece processing apparatus for processing a predetermined plate member and a sawing process method therefor. A workpiece processing apparatus which includes a workpiece mounting assembly for receiving a workpiece; a tool assembly having a tool mounting element configured for rotational and reciprocal motion, the tool assembly positioned adjacent to the workpiece mounting assembly; the workpiece mounting assembly being movable relative to said tool assembly to position the tool mounting element adjacent the workpiece; and a tool positioned in said tool mounting element and defining a longitudinal axis, said tool having a drilling portion and a cutting portion.

Abstract: There is a need for an efficient cutter to cut openings in drywall for electrical switch and outlet boxes. Existing cutters typically press out an opening and consequently require great hand supplied force and use of a back plate which must be positioned behind the wallboard.

Abstract: An automatic lathe includes a pair of gang tool posts disposed on opposite sides of a headstock. The headstock has a main spindle and is movable axially of the main spindle, and the pair of gang tool posts are independently movable in respective two directions perpendicular to each other and perpendicular to the axial direction. Pitches between work tools on one of the gang tool posts differ from pitches between work tools on the other gang tool post such that when a free-end position of an arbitrary work tool of a first gang tool post is aligned with that of an arbitrary work tool of a second gang tool post, free-end positions of the other work tools of the first gang tool post mutually differ from those of the other work tools of the second gang tool post.

Abstract: Burrs formed at the ends of a bore during a honing operation performed by a single pass honing tool are removed by a deburring attachment which is carried on the leading end of the tool. The attachment includes one set of spring-loaded blades which remove burrs at one end of the bore as the tool is retracted from the bore and further includes an axially spaced set of spring-loaded blades which remove burrs at the opposite end of the bore during retraction of the tool.

Abstract: An automatic machine for performing framing operations on a power pole. The machine is controlled by a programmable logic control and interchangeable programs are provided to control the operation of the machine according to a pole frame specification. Poles to be framed are received on a primary conveyor. The poles are sequentially scanned for length and position and are transferred in sequence to a longitudinal feed station where the poles are oriented on a first set of supports. An end of the pole is clamped to a movable carriage to maintain the pole orientation. The pole is fed through a movable rotatable tool ring either by movement of the pole clamp carriage or movement of the tool ring. The tool ring supports tooling to perform the framing operation on the pole. The programmable logic control coordinates the movement of the pole clamp carriage, the movement of the tool ring and the rotation of the tool ring to position the tools in the proper relation to the pole.

Abstract: A device and method for removing a branch fitting from a tapped hole in a main water distribution pipeline under pressure includes a water-tight housing adapted to fit on to the pipeline over the fitting. A cutter is provided within the housing to sever the fitting and other devices include a tool holder for use in removing a part of the fitting left in place after severing. Thus, the fitment can be removed and replaced without closing off the water supply within the main distribution pipeline.

Abstract: A power drill with a saw blade transmission including a motor fastened inside a housing to turn a drill, a driven gear meshed with a drive gear mounted on the output shaft of the motor, a channel bearing disposed inside the housing, a transmission gear disposed inside the housing and driven by the driven gear, the transmission gear having an eccentric transmission shaft driven by the driven gear to impart a reciprocating movement to the channel bearing, and a linking shaft fixed to the channel bearing and driven to reciprocate a saw blade for cutting.

Abstract: This invention relates to a machine tool which can do multiple operations such as drilling and turning operations on a workpiece once the workpiece is attached onto the workhead, thereby obtaining time savings in loading the workpiece and maintaining quality in the operations. According to this invention, a workhead (4) has a spindle (16). The toolhead (5) has a spindle (42). A first indexing means (6) indexes the direction of the axis of the spindle (42). A second indexing means (8) indexes the spindle (16) in the first direction (A). A first stopping means (9) stops rotation of the spindle (16) when necessary. A second stopping means (11) stops rotation of the spindle (42) when necessary. A first driving means (7) and a second driving means j(10) rotate, respectively, the spindle (16) and the spindle (42). Driving systems (12, 13) are designed to move the workhead (4) and the toolhead (5) relative to each other in a three dimensional manner.

Abstract: An improved spindle moulding machine for cutting mouldings in timber and other workpieces comprises at least two rotary cutting spindles mounted on a support frame with their respective axes of rotation parallel to each other and mutually staggered in the direction of their axes. Each rotary spindle is provided with a separate support table for supporting a workpiece relative to the spindle and drive means are provided for rotating the spindles.

Abstract: A combination woodworking machine for attachment to an electric plunge router, which may be configured as a horizontal boring and slot mortising machine, an overarm router and a router table. An x-y-z table is mounted on a column supported by feet, and a plunge router with its base removed is mounted in various orientations on the column by sliding it onto steel dowels mounted on the column. An electronic speed control reduces the router speed for boring, and an electronic digital readout provides accurate measurement of horizontal movement of the table.

Abstract: A workpiece processing machine comprises a stationary main frame 10 with at least one main processing plane G. On the one side of this main processing plane there are arranged worm shafts 15, 16, 17 and 18 extending with their axes substantially parallel with the main processing plane G, mounted in the stationary main frame 10 and connected for drive with one another. On the other side of the main processing plane G there are provided securers for the securing of processing units 25 on the stationary main frame 10. To each worm shaft there is allocated at least one main power take-off position 15a, 16a, 17a, 18a for the drive connection of a processing unit 25 with the respective worm shaft 15, 16, 17, 18 through a worm wheel, meshing with the worm shaft, with worm wheel axis perpendicular to the main processing plane G. At least three worm shafts connected for drive are arranged along mutually adjoining sides of a polygonal line.

Abstract: A method and a machine for automatically making wooden chair seats. A feed conveyor is provided to sequentially advance a plurality of boards in a series spaced apart manner along a plurality of separate work stations. Board positioning and holding elements are provided at each of the stations to hold the boards thereat at a precise location to effect a work function to the boards. The displacement of the boards are also synchronized together whereby they are displaced from all of the stations simultaneously. A drilling station is provided to drill holes on at least one side face of the boards. A routing station routes a pattern in a surface of the boards. A sanding station sands the routed surface and thereafter the boards are conveyed to a contour cutting station where a predetermined peripheral outline is cut in the boards. An edge sander than smoothes out the cut outline edge of the boards and a transfer device transports the boards after they have been completely machined into seats to an unloading area.

Abstract: An upright main frame is provided with horizontal rails extending transversely through the frame to form a travel path for crossties. A pair of motor driven adzing heads are supported below the crosstie travel path for forming rail seats on the depending surface of the crosstie as it moves through the machine. A boring tool frame, including longitudinal horizontally disposed beams, supporting a plurality of motor driven boring tools, is vertically movable within the frame for forming rail spike pilot holes in the crossties. A carriage frame is horizontally supported by the main frame for to and fro reciprocating movement below the plane defined by the upper limit of the crosstie supporting rails. Dogs, pivotally secured to the carriage frame, move the crossties along the travel path in a step-by-step fashion by the carriage frame movement.