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Cutting Tool Engineering

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Cutting and grinding, cover to cover DEPARTMENTS 1 Northfield Plaza, Suite 240 8 Lead Angle Northfield, IL 60093 Publisher 22 Metalworking Don Nelson Product Review Editorial Alan Richter, Editor Matt Jaster, Senior Editor 91 People & Evan Jones Thorne, Assistant Editor Kip Hanson, Contributing Editor William Leventon, Contributing Editor.

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Shop Technology machine requires careful planning and consideration these machines. Proper utilization of CAM software of key elements. requires training, which, like machine training, can be Multitask machines can have complex and expensive expensive and disrupt production. features, such as large tool magazines, probes, tool In addition, a significant amount of development.

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Cutting Tool Engineering

Conventional Thinking

pilot hole in the workpiece that’s 1 to 2 diameters deep and 0.0005" (0.0127mm) to 0.0010" (0.0254mm) larger than the gundrill. The gun- drill must then be positioned in the hole while the spindle is idle, after which the coolant is turned on, the spindle is engaged and drill- ing begins. At depth, all is stopped and the drill is removed, Holley.

Conventional Thinking pilot hole in the workpiece that’s 1 to 2 diameters deep and 0.0005" (0.0127mm) to 0.0010" (0.0254mm) larger than the gundrill. The gun- drill must then be positioned in the hole while the spindle is idle, after which the coolant is turned on, the spindle is engaged and drill- ing begins. At depth, all is stopped

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ADVERTISER NAME PAGE # CONTACT NAME CONTACT PHONE CONTACT EMAIL / WEBSITE The Advertisers Index is provided as a courtesy to advertisers. Every effort is made to avoid errors, but should one occur, CTE is not responsible. Reviewed by the Engineering Index. Cutting Tool Engineering® (ISSN:0011-4189) is published monthly. Copyright 2016 by CTE Publications.

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