Turning Tools

Turning Tools

Single-Flute Spiral Cutting Tools

LMT Onsrud offers balanced single-flute spiral cutting tools.

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Turning Tools

Inserts Enable Wide Face Grooving, Turning

Iscar’s Mincut inserts and tools feature an expanded diameter range.

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Basics

Why Y?

This toolholder takes advantage of a Swiss-type’s Y-axis motion to approach and engage the barstock from the side, which helps prevent “bird nesting.”

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Turning Tools

Live Center Turns Ultra-Small Workpieces

Riten’s extra-light (X-Light) live center is designed to turn workpieces weighing as little as 2 ounces at speeds as fast as 8,000 rpm while holding concentricity of ±0.00005.

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Turning Tools

Grooving Tools for Turbine Machining

Iscar offers a line of extra-strength, standard grooving tools designed to efficiently and securely machine T and L slots, which are common in turbomachinery.

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Turning Tools

Swiss Tools for Micro Grooving, Turning

Designed for micro turning and grooving applications in Swiss-type machines, the Multidec 1600 series tools use inserts ranging from 0.0019" to 0.108" thick with cutting edge repeatability of 0.004".

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Toolholders

Custom Form Tools for Complex Profiles

The company’s Form-A-Groove tooling can generate complex profiles in a single plunge.

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Turning Tools

Tooling Options for Turning Machines

The company offers cost-reducing tooling options for turning machines (single-spindle, multi-spindle and CNC), including the SAW-lutions systems, which employ circular saws, that can be used for cutting off, grooving and forming.

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Aerospace

Long-Lasting Insert Turns Around Tough Inconel Job

By changing to a hex-shaped turning insert with a 45-degree lead angle, this shop saved thousands of dollars on a difficult Inconel turning application.

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Aerospace

Let the Tool Path Help the Tool

A cutting tool supplier works in CAM software to create processes that extend tool life and improve performance.

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