Cutters
Manufacturing reference articles in Cutters.
- Ball nose end mills
Spherical cutting geometry, effective cutting diameter, tip speed and the relationship between stepover and geometric scallop height.
- Boring bars
Internal-cutting access, bar stiffness and damping, clamping, insert geometry and the limits of overhang recommendations.
- Bull-nose end mills
Corner-radius end-mill geometry, its distinction from ball and corner-rounding tools, and the limits of geometry-based machining deductions.
- Carbide burrs
Rotary carbide cutting tools: head shape, cut pattern, material compatibility, speed relationships and limits on long-shank use.
- Center drills
Combined drill-and-countersink geometry, center-hole forms, the distinction from spotting drills, and a bounded cone-depth calculation.
- Chamfer mills
Chamfer-cutter angle conventions, tip designs, access and contact diameter, with bounded geometry and cutting-speed examples.
- Counterbores
Flat-bottom counterbore cutters, pilot guidance, spotfacing and the geometric limits of fastener recesses.
- Countersinks
Conical cutting tools, included angles, flute and pilot designs, depth–diameter geometry and the limits of fastener seating and measurement.
- Dovetail cutters
Undercut milling geometry, head and neck dimensions, entry constraints, and the limits of transferring dovetail cutting parameters.
- Face mills
Face-mill geometry, entering angle, cutter pitch, surface generation and the limits of calculated cutting data.
- Form taps
Chipless internal-thread forming, material and pre-hole requirements, lubrication, depth and finished-thread limits.
- Grooving tools
External, internal and face-grooving cutting systems, insert and holder limits, chip clearance and the geometry behind groove depth and width.
- Gun drills
Gundrill coolant and chip paths, entry guidance, tool construction and support, with a bounded depth and feed-time example.
- Hole saws
Annular cutting, tooth and abrasive families, arbor and pilot compatibility, cutting-depth limits and bounded kerf calculations.
- Indexable drills
Replaceable-insert drill bodies, central and peripheral cutting roles, chip evacuation and the limits of nominal hole data.
- Parting tools
Turning tools for separating bars and tubes: insert width, blade support, chip control, center behavior and bounded kerf calculations.
- Reamers
Hole-finishing geometry, stock allowance, flute and coolant arrangements, and the distinction between tool size and finished-hole acceptance.
- Roughing end mills
Chipbreaker and serrated roughing geometries, material and engagement limits, finish allowance and bounded removal-rate arithmetic.
- Shoulder mills
Square-shoulder cutter geometry, engagement, depth and access limits, with bounded feed and removal-rate calculations.
- Slot drills
Slotting end mills, center-cutting capability, flute and profile choices, full-width engagement and bounded feed and volume calculations.
- Spiral-flute taps
Chip evacuation in blind-hole tapping, distinctions from spiral-point tools, material-specific geometry and a bounded thread-depth calculation.
- Spiral-point taps
Chip-forward cutting taps for through threads: geometry, alternatives, breakthrough clearance, and application limits.
- Spot drills
Spot-drill purpose, point-angle compatibility, shallow-spot geometry, and differences from center drills and pilot holes.
- Square end mills
Square end mill geometry, pocket and shoulder applications, entry limits, and a worked milling calculation.
- Step drills
Multiple-diameter drill geometries, sheet-metal step bits versus combination drills, axial step length, entry capability and worked diameter, speed and volume calculations.
- Straight-flute taps
Axial-flute cutting taps, chip-control limits, chamfer and depth relationships, and the distinction between conventional and specialized designs.
- T-slot cutters
T-slot cutter geometry, entry-slot and neck-clearance constraints, construction variants, and an undercut-access calculation.
- Thread mills
Thread mill forms, pitch and lead, internal-thread clearance, and tool-center feed calculation.
- Threading inserts
Thread-turning insert profiles, cutting points, holder and shim compatibility, chip control and worked lead-angle calculations.
- Twist drills
Helical-flute drill geometry, point and helix angles, material-specific designs, chip evacuation, and worked feed and breakthrough calculations.