There's basically one: if you're cutting thick steel plate—not aluminum, not stainless. You need a ferrous material or else ...

Modern milling machines look much the same as they did 30 years ago. However, they now must cut superalloys, titanium, and high-tensile steels to closer tolerances and at faster rates than before. To ...

Whether on Swiss and other turn/mill centers, drilling and tapping machines, or with milling attachments, shops are doing more milling with small spindles than ever before. That’s partly due to the ...

Cutting technology is one of the essential core competencies in the development and production of cold milling machines, given that the optimum interplay of milling drum, toolholder and point-attack ...

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Many types of tool materials, ranging from high carbon steel to ceramics and diamonds, are used as cutting tools in today’s metalworking industry. It is important to be aware that differences do exist ...

Collet maintenance is one of the most common causes of inadequate tool life or breakage. There are up to six links in the chain that comprise this critical tool-holding system, known as a collet.

There’s no reason to use a hacksaw in a modern farm shop. Cutting metal on a farm often used to involve either an oxy-acetylene torch, a hacksaw or tin snips. If a shop was “high-tech,” it might have ...

Uncontrolled vibration creates multiple problems in metalcutting operations. Varying forces in the cutting process cause vibration and tool chatter that degrade part surface quality, quickly wear or ...

At Slice®, we’re always innovating, with a focus on making the safest cutting tools possible. We start with our patent-pending finger-friendly® blades: the edge is safe enough to touch and it cuts ...

The angle grinder may seem like the tool that really does it all, but it can be pretty erratic. For more consistent results, one of these may suit you better.