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Re: Carbide Lathe Tooling Advice
A few years ago we had a retired machinist mentor our team and he put me on to TCGT inserts:
http://www.kbctools.com/can/Navigati...fm?PDFPage=251 They work very well for aluminum and plastic. For steel we use a more robust insert like TNMG: http://www.kbctools.com/can/Navigati...fm?PDFPage=260 The triangular inserts work well for general purpose turning and facing. We already had the toolholders, so we stuck with that geometry. For retaining ring grooves we use the Nikcole mini system: http://www.kbctools.com/can/Navigati...fm?PDFPage=330 Another thing to consider is a quick change tool post: http://www.kbctools.com/can/Navigati...fm?PDFPage=486 We installed one of these a couple years ago, and it has dramatically improved the efficiency of our lathe. |
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