Grooving & Chamfering Tools

Products • June 1, 2010

Grooving Sharp and Grooving Ground Chipbreakers

Seco Tools Inc. continues to enhance its Multi-Directional Turning (MDT) program, most recently announcing the GS (Grooving Sharp) and GG (Grooving Ground) chipbreakers for grooving steel, nonferrous alloys and superalloys.

Products • April 1, 2010

KAB Modular System

BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc. has expanded the Kaiser KAB modular tooling system capabilities to include the rigid high-feed C-Cutter Mini chamfer mill line from BIG Daishowa Seiki.

Products • March 1, 2010

Mikron back chamfer milling tool

A milling cutter from Mikron Corp. Monroe is for back chamfer milling of small contours and bores, starting from 0.4mm in diameter. The company recommends conventional milling in two steps to avoid secondary burrs.

Articles • February 1, 2009

In the (Small) Groove

Grooving miniature parts requires a conservative cutting approach and a choice between solid-carbide and insertable tools.

Articles • February 1, 2005 • Ken King

Added Functionality

Groove-and-turn tools help overcome lathes' limitations.

Articles • September 1, 2003 • David Fabry

The Tool Channel

Fundamentals of grooving operations.

Articles • March 1, 2001 • Mike Gadzinski

Parting Know-How, Part 2

Understanding parting-off operations

Articles • February 1, 2001 • Mike Gadzinski

The Sweet and Sour of Parting-Off Operations

Understanding parting-off operations.

Articles • October 1, 1995 • Dr. William J. Westerman

Reassessing Recessing

Automatic recessing heads feed a cutter out at a right angle to the spindle's rotation axis as downward pressure is applied to the housing. This article looks at the advantages of using these units and reviews the different types of head available, including heads for special applications and multispindle automatics.