MichaelP
Titanium
- Joined
- Dec 7, 2008
- Location
- IL/WI border
I noticed people asking how to match a known Kennametal insert to a toolholder. Guys (myself included) find inserts, but don't know what toolholders will work with them, and the Kennametal catalog is not too user friendly in this respect. I'd like to share a reply from a Kennametal application engineer. He is using VNGP431 insert as an example. Note that once you find matching Kennametal toolholders, you can use the numbers to find their analogs made by other manufacturers.
OK, here it goes.
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"So if you have a 2018 catalog or you can look it up on our web page you will take the insert VNGP 431 you will go past all of the inserts and when you get to the toolholders you will see a column that says “gage insert” that will show you the VN…431 or 432. The most important is the first two letters and the 4 that shows the IC of the insert IC inscribe circle the next number 3 tells you the thickness of the insert and the last number 1 or 2 is the radius. The other dimension that will be important is the “H” dimension. This tells you the size of the shank. .750 or 1.0, 1.25.
The other way is to go to the Kennametal website and download NOVO. Now if you download NOVO this is the easiest way.
You will go under search / quick search
Type in VNGP 431
You will see a list of insert you will select a grade and the click on create a new tool assembly.
You will come to a new page to add a tool just above the insert
It will show you all of the externa and internal tool holder that are available.
Here are a couple of screen prints. This will help you select the tools and NOVO is much easier than using the catalog".
OK, here it goes.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
"So if you have a 2018 catalog or you can look it up on our web page you will take the insert VNGP 431 you will go past all of the inserts and when you get to the toolholders you will see a column that says “gage insert” that will show you the VN…431 or 432. The most important is the first two letters and the 4 that shows the IC of the insert IC inscribe circle the next number 3 tells you the thickness of the insert and the last number 1 or 2 is the radius. The other dimension that will be important is the “H” dimension. This tells you the size of the shank. .750 or 1.0, 1.25.
The other way is to go to the Kennametal website and download NOVO. Now if you download NOVO this is the easiest way.
You will go under search / quick search
Type in VNGP 431
You will see a list of insert you will select a grade and the click on create a new tool assembly.
You will come to a new page to add a tool just above the insert
It will show you all of the externa and internal tool holder that are available.
Here are a couple of screen prints. This will help you select the tools and NOVO is much easier than using the catalog".
