Every cutting tool has three primary features, regardless of the process. Rake angles: Impact cutting forces, edge strength and chip flow characteristics. Approach (lead) angles: Control the direction ...

Kaiser Tool Company (www.thinbit.com) offers its line of Groove 'N Turn inserts both with and without 7° cut-off lead angles and with either right or left hand cutoff angles. The company says this ...

You won’t find a more versatile or unforgiving tool than the angle grinder. They’re loud and dangerous, but indispensable for jobs that can’t be done any other way. Angle grinders work by spinning a ...

Lathe Tool Geometry provides a description of single-point lathe tool angles, detailing the effect these angles have on a cutting operation. Tool angles have a significant impact on a cutting ...

Drill Tool Geometry provides an overview of each tool angle for a drill, including point angle and helix angle, and details the impact that each angle has on a cutting operation. Changing the size of ...

An angle grinder is one of the most widely-used power tools, in part because it’s fun to use and in part because it’s so effective at removing material. Unfortunately, among power tools, it’s also ...

When speaking of versatile power tools worth having around a workshop, the angle grinder undoubtedly deserves a place among them. This tool is excellent for cutting, sanding, and polishing various ...