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Machining For Dummies
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Machining For Dummies

by Kip Hanson
November 2017
Beginner content levelBeginner
312 pages
8h 54m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 7

Entering the Toolholding No Spin Zone

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Getting a firm grip on rotary tools

check Telling some truths about tapers

check Stop pulling: Shrink fit and hydraulic holders

check Increasing toolholder performance

check Turning about with stick tools

check Changing tools quickly

Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.

—ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

High-quality cutting tools are an important and necessary part of any successful machining strategy. How you hold them is just as important, and largely determines how well they work, how long they last, and whether one will suddenly come loose and destroy a $20,000 aerospace part. It happens.

For starters, machining center tools must be held securely with as little runout as possible. What’s that mean? If the tire on your 1964 Pontiac GTO is out of balance, that’s runout. It causes wear and tear on cars and cutting tools alike. As for holding ...

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