Stop Smoking End Mills – One Easy Lesson
Most machinists can tell when a tool is worn. Fewer understand what is actually happening at the cutting edge – This article explains the physics of tool wear.
How to Diagnose Costly End Mill Wear Before It Scraps Parts
A field guide to the 5 primary end mill wear modes: what each looks like, what causes it, what it costs you if you ignore it, and what to adjust to fix it.
Precision Sells: A Hard Look at the Okuma GENOS M560-V
This post takes a hard look at what makes Okuma machines, specifically the GENOS M560-V, a different kind of investment from a production standpoint.
Cutting Tool Coatings Explained: A Machinist’s Guide
For the advanced machinist, coating selection isn’t an afterthought, it’s part of the process setup. Get it wrong and you’ll be sorry…
Killing Chatter: How End Mill Geometry Fights Vibration
If you run a CNC machine long enough, you know the sound immediately. That harsh, high-pitched screech cutting through the shop floor noise. Chatter.
Indexable Tooling vs. Solid Carbide: When to Use Each
Use an indexable insert tool or a solid carbide tool? The choice affects cost-per-part, setup time, surface finish capability, and more
Flood Coolant vs. MQL vs. Dry Machining: Choose
How you manage heat and lubrication at the cutting zone is one of the most consequential decisions in a machining operation
Carbide vs. HSS End Mills: Which Is Right for Your Application?
A common question in machine shops is whether to reach for a carbide end mill or high-speed steel (HSS). The short answer is that both have their place.
LMT-Onsrud Max Q – Maximize CNC Productivity
MaxQ excels at slotting, heavy profile milling, semi – finishing and finishing. Choose MaxQ and be confident success is a given, no matter what the demand.
Emuge-Franken
“The Emuge-Franken line includes end mills, slot drills, die-sinking cutters, shell end mills, gear cutters, and the most sophisticated special profile milling cutters. With this large variety of tool types and cutting materials, with its high standards and its uncompromising precision, our product range of milling cutters will answer to the most unyielding quality requirements.”
