Holemaking

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Bob Warfield of CNCCookbook tackles the subject of Deep Pocket Machining in the 20th episode of the CNC Chef, a video series produced in collaboration with Cutting Tool Engineering.

For a more in-depth dive, visit Bob's article on the subject here:

https://www.cnccookbook.com/deep-pockets/

KenTIP FS is suitable for many challenging operations. Chain hole drilling in steel is one of them. While KenTIP FS has four coolant holes — two at the tip and two in the chip gullet directly behind the head — the HPG geometry comes without front coolant holes. When drilling in steel it's important to concentrate on coolant delivery to the rake and take the heat from the contact zone between chip and rake surface. The new HPG geometry is especially designed for steel, and comes in the hew, highly wear resistant grade KCP15A.