Best Manufacturing Tips on Carbide Tools, Cutting Tools, Threading Tools & Boring Tools

Boring is one of the main operations used in the machining industry. The process of boring involves enlarging a hole that has already been drilled or cast, and this is done using a single-point cutting tool or a boring head with several single-point cutting tools. Boring is used in situations where a high level of accuracy is required on the diameter of a hole, and can also be used to create a tapered hole.

There are two types of boring. The first type is line boring which is used when the existing hole is a through hole and the boring bar is supported on both ends. The second type is back boring which is a process of boring through a pre-existing hole.

Cylinder boring tools are carbide cutting tools which are used as metal cutting tools in machine shops. Cylinder boring tools are also known as lathe tools or line boring tools. They are used on a wide range of materials on Engine lathes, Chuckers, Turret Lathes and Vertical turret lathes.

In what situations are cylinder boring tools used?

After extended use of bore cylinders, the walls of the cylinder may become scratched, cracks may occur, and the cylinders can become worn out, and this affects performance. In this situation, cylinder boring is required.

Cylinder boring machines can be used for re-boring or repairing engine cylinders of automobiles, motor cycles, small tractors, boats and snowmobiles. They are also used for boring the inner hole of cylinder sleeve of cars or tractors and boring the cylinder hole of internal combustion engine. Whether you are re-building or repairing, cylinder boring is essential.

TecTools manufactures several types of boring tools. These are metal cutting tools used in machine shops on a wide range of materials on Turret lathes, Vertical Turret Lathes, Engine lathes and Chuckers. They are as follows:

• Lathe tools or boring tools which are primarily used for boring operations on components.
• Carbide tools or boring tools which are mostly used for boring operations where a square stepped shoulder is required in the bore.
• Boring bits or boring tools [45 degree], cylinder boring tools or Boring tools [60 degree] are carbide cutting tools which are also known as line boring tools, and are mainly used for fine boring operations.

TecTools supplies these boring tools in customized grades to meet specific customer requirements.

Lathe turning is a process whereby a work piece is rotated and a cutting tool is traversed to produce particular depths and diameters on the work piece. Turning is the process of rotating a piece of material on a lathe and using cutting tools to create specific shapes in work pieces. The work piece is held and rotated by the lathe and a tool bit cuts into the work piece, and this can be done using a manually operated or computer controlled CNC lathe. A lathe is used by turners to shape their work.

There are three main types of lathe turning, namely taper turning, straight turning and profiling. In each of these processes, different types of shapes of work pieces are created, namely, conical, straight, curved. A unique set of suitable tools are used in each of these processes. During the turning process, the work piece is mounted on the chuck, which in turn rotates relative to the stationary tool.

There are three main types of lathes, that is, Engine lathe, Turret lathe and special purposes lathe.  Engine lathes can be used for many types of operations, and they can be transported from one site to another. On the other hand, Turret lathes and special purpose lathes are typically used for mass production and for producing specialized parts. There are also small and portable lathes which can be mounted on a bench and transported easily.

During a turning operation, there are three important forces, namely cutting force which supplies the energy for the cutting procedure, axial or feed force which push the tool away from the chuck and radial force which push the tool away from the work piece.

Lathe turning is primarily done in the metal working industry. However, the lathe turning has become very popular in the wood working in recent years. With many people now getting involved in the Do It Yourself (DIY) industry, many people are doing lathe turning at home, as a hobby or as a small money making business, to create a wide range of work pieces.

Whether you have a small factory or a home workshop, in order to achieve the best results in lathe turning, you will need to have the necessary skills and good quality lathe turning machines.

Turning tools are used for metal cutting on the outside diameter of components, and they are used on Engine lathes, Vertical lathes, Chuckers and other lathes. Top quality tungsten carbide tips are brazed on turning tools and the tool’s cutting edges are ground on the tips. Turning tools are manufactured on precision machines.

During the process of turning, a work piece is rotated and a cutting tool is traversed on two axes of motion to create specific diameters and depths on the work piece. There are three different categories of turning processes, namely taper turning, straight turning, profile turning. These processes can create a wide range of shapes of materials, namely conical, straight, and curved work pieces.            

Generally, single point cutting tools are used in turning. A particular set of ideal tools angles are used in each of the different types of turning processes. The turning processes are normally carried out on lathes.

TecTools supplies a wide range of turning tools, namely Straight Turning Tools, Cranked Turning Tools and Offset Turning & Facing Tools.

Straight Turning Tools are used as metal cutting tools in machine shops for a large variety of materials on Engine lathes, Turret lathes, Vertical Turret lathes and Chuckers. They are ideally used in tough applications.

Cranked Turning Tools are used as metal cutting tools for a wide range of materials. They are used on Turret Lathes, Engine lathes, Vertical Turret lathes and Chuckers. They are primarily used in the industry for chamfering of components, rough turning and facing.

Offset Turning and Facing Tools are carbide cutting tools used as metal cutting tools in machine shops for a large variety of materials on Engine lathes, Turret lathes, Chuckers and Vertical Turret lathes. These tools are very tough and are mainly used for finish turning and facing of components with square shoulders.

We supply customized tools that are designed to meet our customers’ requirements. For more details about the various grades of turning tools we supply, you can view our list here: http://www.teccarbidetools.com/tec-products/Turning-Tools/

A lathe tool is used on a lathe. A lathe is a machine that uses different types of tools to perform a wide range of operations such drilling and cutting. The lathe machine rotates a work piece on its axis while the different types of tools are applied to the work piece. Lathes remove material from the rotating work piece through movements of different types of tools, such as drill bits and tool bits.

Although lathes were initially designed to machine metals, these days, lathes are used to work on a variety of materials which are used in a wide range of applications. Today, lathes are generally used in metal working, metal spinning, wood working and glass working. Lathes have different designs, which depend on the application or use. Advanced, top quality lathes use computerized control systems with programming capabilities, and this allows for automatic production of high quality components. Manually controlled lathes play an essential role in the fabrication of detailed metal parts.

What are the main tools used on lathes?

Metal Working Lathe Tools

A wide range of tools are used on metal working lathes to create technical parts from high grade steel and workable metals with high precision dimensional accuracies. Cutters or cutting tools, carbide tipped tools, lathe turning tools, lathe parting off tools and drill bits are some of the main types of tools that are used on metal lathes.

The use of lathes and lathe tools has been increasing in recent years in several industries. If you need to purchase a lathe tool, it is important to look for a supplier with a long history supplying top quality tools.

TecTools supplies a wide range of customized tools to meet our customers’ requirements. With a global customer base, we are able to supply our tools to any part of the world. Our extensive experience in the industry means we are well positioned to supply you with top quality tools. For a list of our products, visit: http://www.teccarbidetools.com/Carbide-Tools-Lathe-Tools/

The demand for metalworking tools in the industrialized countries worldwide has been increasing over the past several decades. Metalworking has a very long history - it has evolved through several cultures and civilizations. In today’s very industrialized world, the demand for metalworking tools is stronger than ever before.

What is metalworking? Metalworking refers to a process whereby metals are used to create different types of parts, assemblies or big structures.  Generally, metalworking is a broad term that includes a broad range of work, namely making small tools, producing specific engine parts, building large structures such as bridges and ships, and even making fine jewellery, among others.

Metalworking can be categorized into three main processes, namely cutting, forming and joining.

• Metal cutting processes include milling, drilling, tapping and turning.
• In forming, a form tool is precision-machined into a pattern that is similar to the part to be formed.
• In joining, the process of joining metals is achieved through the application of heat energy.

For each of these processes, there are specific tools, machines, processes and suitable raw materials that are used to create particular work pieces which have specific uses. Different sets of skills are required in each of these processes.

According to Wikipedia¹, “Metal working is a science, art, hobby, industry and trade”. Metalworking is considered to be a science because it is based on scientific principles that are followed in specific metalworking processes. It is an art in the sense that a lot of design expertise is used in metalworking to create wide range pieces of different shapes and sizes. Metalworking is also a very popular hobby - there are many people who are metal working enthusiasts, with fully-equipped workshops at their homes where they make different types of metal work pieces for their own use or for selling.

On a wider scale, metalworking is a large industry and trade – it manufactures important parts and components that are used in many engineering industries, from aviation to construction industries. As significant advances have been made in science and in all industries, the demand for metalworking tools has also increased.

As the demand for high quality metalworking tools has been increasing during the past few decades, it is essential for metalworking companies to provide top quality products.

Why it is essential for you to buy metal working tools of high standards? High quality metalworking tools are important for your business because they can help you increase production efficiency. As a result, you will have less waste and lower materials costs, which means more profits for your business. By using top quality tools, you will be able to produce products that meet your specifications.

Our company, TecTools, provides top quality tools to meet our customers’ requirements. Our popular product lines include a wide range of turning tools, grooving and recessing tools, threading tools, boring tools, trepan tools and wear pads. Our tools are used in a wide range of applications in the engineering industry, namely machining, which includes boring, deep hole boring, facing, turning, grooving, external and internal thread cutting, parting off, recessing, planing and trepanning.

We supply our products to customers from all parts of the world, and we can supply customized tools to meet your requirements.

Carbide cutting tools, also known as carbide tipped cutting tools, are a type of cutting tools that are used as metal cutting tools for a wide range of materials on CNC Lathes, Turret lathes, Vertical Turret lathes, Engine lathes and Chuckers.

Carbide cutting tools’ edges are of carbide tips which are brazed onto steel bodies. This means they have higher levels of resistance to wear, and they can have a long working life. They are also effective when used in longer production runs. These tools are robust in construction and are primarily used for rough and finish turning operations.

Using carbide cutting tools has several advantages:

• Carbide tipped tools are more efficient and cost effective compared to high speed tools because they retain their cutting edge hardness at high machining temperatures which are generated by high cutting speeds.
•  Carbide tools have a longer working life because they have higher resistance to wear.
•  When you use carbide tools, you can achieve a better surface finish quality.
• Carbide tipped tools are more cost effective than solid carbide because they are more durable. Solid carbide tools tend to crack if there are hard spots in the work piece being machined. On the other hand, in carbide tipped tools, tough tool steel body can prevent fractures that would normally occur on solid carbide tools.
• Carbide tipped tools are less expensive in comparison to solid carbide. This is because although carbide tipped tools use higher quality and more expensive carbide, it is only the cutting edge which is carbide, and less costly tough steel is used in the shank. This means that the overall cost is usually substantially less than solid carbide tools.

Our company offers customized carbide cutting tools to meet customers’ specific requirements. We supply top quality carbide tipped cutting tools at competitive prices.

Contact us with your requirements, and we will supply you with top quality carbide cutting tools that meet your requirements.

Trepan tools are carbide cutting tools used to create cylindrical holes. They are a type of a drill that cuts an annulus and leaves a center core, and they typically have single carbide inserts. They are essentially metal cutting tools used on a wide range of materials for deep hole boring. Using a trepan tool, a circular or round hole can be created and the core material can be removed without cutting up to the center. 

Trepans are generally used to cut deep holes and large diameters, and they are frequently used in situations where standard drill bits are not feasible.

In the engineering industry, trepanning presents several advantages:

• It is possible to save the core of the material for reuse on other operations, and this can help reduce material costs.
• During trepanning, only the width of the bit is cut, and this makes trepanning a more efficient and faster alternative to drilling using drills.
• Trepan tools are easy to maintain because trepan bits and wear pads are replaceable without changing the head and stem.
• Trepan tools can be used on a wide range of materials. They can be used on deep hole boring machines and lathes suitably modified.

Our company supplies customized trepan tools to meet specified requirements from our customers. No matter what your specific requirements are, we can supply you with trepan tools that meet your needs

A cutting tool, also referred to as a cutter, is any tool used to remove material from a work piece, and the cutting may be done by multipoint or single-point tools.

Single-point tools are used in shaping, turning and planning and the material is removed using one cutting edge. On the other hand, in drilling and milling, multipoint tools are used.

It is essential for the cutting tools to be made of a material which is tougher than the material that is going to be cut. Ability to endure the high levels of heat generated during the metal cutting process is also important for the cutting tools.

The cutting tool must have specific geometric forms in design so that the cutting edge can contact the work piece in an effective manner during cutting, which will result in easy material removal.

The cutting tool’s clearance angles, rake angle of the cutting faces, number of teeth or flutes, and the flute width also need to meet precise measurements so that the cutter can effectively remove material from a work piece in the desired manner. The speeds and feeds at which the cutting tool is run are also important. When all these factors are put into consideration in a cutting tool, the tool can have a long working life.

There is a wide range of cutting tools, some of which are rotary and others are linear. Examples of rotary cutting tools are milling cutters, drill bits, taps and dies, and reamers, among others. Linear cutting tools comprise of broaches and single-point cutting tools.

Normally, cutting tools are designed with inserts whereby the cutting edge comprises of a separate piece of material which is clamped or brazed on to the tool body. Cutting tools that usually use inserts are saw blades, tool bits and milling cutters. The most commonly used materials for tips are tungsten carbide, high speed steel, Diamond, among others.

The important attributes which a cutting tool must have in order to produce top quality parts are as follows:

a)      High levels of wear resistance, which will enable the tool to have a long working life

b)      High levels of toughness, which will enable the tool to withstand a lot of pressure and energy without fracturing or chipping

c)       High levels of hardness and strength

Materials used in cutting tools can be categorized into two main divisions, namely stable and unstable.

Stable materials such as tungsten carbide are materials that are consistently stable in conditions of high levels of heat which is produced by the machining conditions, and they do not change their main properties during use. These materials are naturally hard, and do not gain their hardness through heat treatment.

On the other hand, unstable materials such as steels initially have low hardness levels, and have their hardness increased through heat treatment. However while the materials’ hardness is increased during heat treatment, its toughness is compromised. The heat produced during cutting also makes these materials unstable while machining.

The main drawback for stable materials is that they are fragile. This is because they are so hard that they normally break before bending. Most tools made from stable materials have a moderately blunt edge, and this avoids chipping at the cutting edge and accounts for higher cutting forces from an increased shear area. Stable materials’ high levels of fragility and high cutting forces means these materials can be used in many applications.

Unstable materials have the advantage of being softer and therefore tougher, which enables them to bend or curve without breaking and are used in making hand tools.

Tool materials that are normally used in cutting tools include high carbon steel, high speed steel, Cemented carbide, Cermets, Diamond, Cubic boron nitride and others.

TecTools supplies turning tools, threading tools, grooving and recessing tools, boring tools, wear pads and trepan tools. We have more than two decades’ worth of experience supplying customized tools to clients from different parts of the world, and we always look forward to helping new customers by supplying them with tools that meet their specific requirements.

A machine tool is used to manufacture metal components of machines through machining, a process whereby metal is selectively removed to create a desired shape. Ranging from simple to complex pieces, machines tools can produce parts of different shapes and sizes.

Machine tools have gradually evolved over the past millennia. Today, machine tools are used on computerized numerical control (CNC) machines, which can repeat sequences with high levels of precision, and produce complex pieces of various sizes and shapes.

Various techniques can be used to remove unwanted metal during the process of fabricating or shaping parts, namely single edge cutting tools; multiple edge cutting tools, electrical discharge machining and grinding (abrasive cutting).

There are many types and examples of machine tools:

• Milling machine – a machine tool used to machine solid materials
• Grinding machine – a machine tool used for grinding, a process whereby an abrasive wheel is used as the cutting tool.
• Planer – a metalworking machine tool that uses straight or linear movement between the work piece and a single-point cutting tool to machine a linear tool path.
• Lathe – a machine tool that rotates a work piece on its axis to carry out various operations such as drilling, turning, boring, facing, threading, grooving and parting off.
• Shaper – a machine tool that uses straight or linear motion between the work piece and a single-point cutting tool to machine a linear tool path. A shaper is similar to a planer, but it is smaller, and has a cutter that rides a ram which moves above a fixed work piece, as compared to the whole work piece moving underneath the cutter.
• Broaching Machine – a machine tool that uses a toothed tool or a broach to remove material. The tool can use two types of broaching, namely rotary and linear.
•  Some other types of machine tools are drill presses, gear shapers, saws and threading machines.

Here at TecTools, we manufacture a wide range of turning tools, grooving and recessing tools, threading tools, boring tools, trepan tools and wear pads. Our tools are used in a wide range of applications in the engineering industry, namely machining, which includes boring, external and internal thread cutting, deep hole boring, grooving, facing, turning, parting off, recessing, planing and trepanning. 

Tungsten Carbide is an inorganic chemical compound which is used in manufacturing tungsten carbide cutting tools and other industrial machinery. Sometimes referred to simply as “carbide”, tungsten carbide is one of the most commonly used materials in a wide range of industries.

To fully understand the applications and importance of tungsten carbide, it is important to look at its properties. In its most basic form, tungsten carbide is a fine grey powder. However, it can be pressed, moulded and formed into various shapes for use in cutting tools, industrial machinery, abrasives and jewellery.

The main application for carbide tungsten is machine tools. Carbide cutting edges are frequently used for machining strong and tough stainless steel or carbon steel. They are also used in instances where other tool types would wear away, for example, on top quality high production lines.

The machining applications and tools in which tungsten carbide tools are used are: turning, drilling, milling, facing, planning, threading, parting off, grooving and deep hole boring. These tools are used for cutting steel, non ferrous materials and cast iron in a wide range of industries including automobile, aerospace, earth moving, oil equipment and heavy engineering.

Tungsten Carbide brazed tools are used on CNC turning centers for pre-machining and for cost effective parting off. They are also used in conventional lathes, automatic lathes, deep hole boring machines to improve through put and quality of parts machined.

Carbide tools are also used in the machining of various materials, namely aircraft materials such as nimonic and titanium alloys; cast Iron of all grades, mechanical parts made of alloy and carbon steel, aluminum, brass, bronze and copper. Tungsten Carbide tools are widely used in machine shops to increase productivity, efficiency and to reduce production costs.

What makes tungsten carbide unique and special? What physical properties make it usable in a wide range of machining applications?

The main advantage of using carbide tools is that it produces a better finish on the work piece being worked on. Faster machining can be achieved while using carbide tungsten tools. Ability to withstand high temperatures, in comparison to other cutting tools, is another important advantage of using carbide tungsten tools.

Tungsten Carbide is about three times stiffer than steel and it is denser than titanium and steel. In terms of hardness, tungsten carbide is equivalent to sapphire or corundum. Carbide has a high melting point and is very hard. In addition, carbide tools have high precision cutting capabilities.

Today, there are many companies that produce tungsten carbide tools to meet ever-increasing demand. For tungsten carbide tool manufacturers, the focus is on designing, manufacturing and delivering top quality, customized products that meet customers’ needs, at the lowest production cost.

Our company, TecTools, is one of the leading manufacturers of carbide tools and cutting tools in India. We supply first-rate quality tools at competitive prices. TecTools has been servicing clients from all parts of world for more than 27 years, and we are fully committed to continue meeting the needs of our existing and new customers, by providing them with customized tools that meet their requirements at competitive prices.