texasgeartrain
Titanium
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2016
- Location
- Houston, TX
I have been using HSS and brazed carbide tooling. I can't honestly say I know all my geometries, speeds, hp formulas and so on. It's something on my ever expanding "to do" list, but in the meantime I'm just using and/or doing what I think can work, and a little trial and error.
While I'd like to evolve into doing some more interesting work, mostly I've been cutting bushings, spacers, and a little shaft work. Pretty much straight ahead, or square cuts.
I recently purchased a 3/4" Komet tool with triangle-ish inserts for a particular cut I was thinking of. And I have been thinking to add or build a set of insert type tools. But I don't know squat about them. Are there preferred types ? Are Some outdated ? Which are junk ? I see a lot of Komet tooling available with that triangle shaped insert, as well as a variety of inserts with that shape, but different cutting edge. Do they all fit various tools, and tool makers ? And I see a variety of letter coding for insert types WNMG, CNMG and such.
Anyway it can be a bit mind numbing trying to decipher what is what. I was curious if anyone had any opinions or useful info. Recommended brands or types. I would also like to do some boring on lathe or milling machine and I see Komet tooling for mills with similar inserts, if they are the same insert types I can see that as desirable. Thanks for any info.
While I'd like to evolve into doing some more interesting work, mostly I've been cutting bushings, spacers, and a little shaft work. Pretty much straight ahead, or square cuts.
I recently purchased a 3/4" Komet tool with triangle-ish inserts for a particular cut I was thinking of. And I have been thinking to add or build a set of insert type tools. But I don't know squat about them. Are there preferred types ? Are Some outdated ? Which are junk ? I see a lot of Komet tooling available with that triangle shaped insert, as well as a variety of inserts with that shape, but different cutting edge. Do they all fit various tools, and tool makers ? And I see a variety of letter coding for insert types WNMG, CNMG and such.
Anyway it can be a bit mind numbing trying to decipher what is what. I was curious if anyone had any opinions or useful info. Recommended brands or types. I would also like to do some boring on lathe or milling machine and I see Komet tooling for mills with similar inserts, if they are the same insert types I can see that as desirable. Thanks for any info.