Chatter - November 2023

NOVEMBER 2023

OVER 3,000 NEW INCH SIZE END MILLS

Feel the power and possibilities of over 3,000 new solid carbide endmills in inch sizes. Walter Tools introduces universal advanced series mills for most applications in every material, delivering performance right when you need it. Featuring supreme specialists tooling for even demanding Titanium and Inconel applications, as well as advanced aluminum end mills for aerospace, automotive and more.

MAXIMIZE ROUGHING EFFICIENCY

To meet customer demands, SGS has expanded the popular Z-Carb HPR high-performance five-flute end mills line with new long, extended reach and chip breaker options to combat a wider variety of high metal removal roughing operations. Maximize your roughing efficiency with greater versatility.


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5 Funny gifts every machinist will love

The holiday season is approaching fast. Here are five good starting points when buying a gift for the machinist in your life.

Height gages explained

One of the most versatile and convenient quality assurance tools, start here with this primer on how to best use height gages.

The Future of Chip Control Starts Here

Experience the ground-breaking VariMill Chip Splitters series of end mills from WIDIA. Achieve exceptional chip control while maximizing productivity with longer axial depth of cuts and deep pocket machining. With 5- and 7-flute configurations available, unequal flute spacing ensures superior vibration dampening for the best possible wall finishes.


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ARE YOU WASTING TIME WITH DYNAMIC TOOLPATHS?

Trochoidal milling is a fantastic approach for tackling machining challenges, but should it always be your go-to solution? From 4-flute solid carbide to 7-flute solid carbide to exchangeable head and insertable options — Ian Sandusky from Lakewood Machine & Tool is going to make some chips fly and discuss when you may want to use more traditional toolpaths or when you may want to stick to trochoidal milling.

ARE YOU WASTING TIME WITH DYNAMIC TOOLPATHS?


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