Tormach Inc. | Tormach Garage Series, Part 5 | Basics of Cutting Tools and Toolholders @tormachinc | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
Choosing the proper tool holding and cutting tools is fundamental to getting the best surface finish on your parts. Tormach mills offer two types of tool holders, depending to the machine being used. Tormach's M series mills use the Tormach Tooling System, or TTS for short. If you've used a Bridgeport style manual mill these tool holders will be very familiar. The MX series of mills use the industry standard BT30 tool holders. This tapered toolholder is very rigid and secured with a pull stud, or retention knob.
Both the TTS and BT30 toolholders have multiple different tool holding styles such as, solid, end mills, ER tool holders, drill chucks, shell mills and face mills. There are more, but these are the basics.
Cutting tools are inserted into the tool holders, and there are even more varieties. The basics are end mills, ball end mills, drill bits, threading tools, taps, thread mills, and then face mills, which has multiple replaceable cutting inserts.
Jeremiah explains the basics of securing the cutting tools into the tool holders. Once these are secure, then the tool height needs to be determined with either height gauges or and analog or electronic tool setter. He then covers the proper way to load your tool into the spindle and entering the height into PathPilot so that it knows the proper cutting distance.
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Tormach Garage Series. Part 5 | Basics of Cutting Tools and Toolholders
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If you want technical support, please follow these instructions to open a support ticket: hubs.ly/Q029ghcD0
Tormach Technical Support page: hubs.ly/Q029ghwW0
Tormach Technical Support contact: tormach.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portals
About Us: At Tormach, we're dedicated to providing exceptionally engineered products, technical support, and customer service at the lowest possible cost. Our focus is to help you realize your CNC goals through tools and resources that transform your concepts into real products. Connect with us:
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Choosing the proper tool holding and cutting tools is fundamental to getting the best surface finish on your parts. Tormach mills offer two types of tool holders, depending to the machine being used. Tormach's M series mills use the Tormach Tooling System, or TTS for short. If you've used a Bridgeport style manual mill these tool holders will be very familiar. The MX series of mills use the industry standard BT30 tool holders. This tapered toolholder is very rigid and secured with a pull stud, or retention knob.
Both the TTS and BT30 toolholders have multiple different tool holding styles such as, solid, end mills, ER tool holders, drill chucks, shell mills and face mills. There are more, but these are the basics.
Cutting tools are inserted into the tool holders, and there are even more varieties. The basics are end mills, ball end mills, drill bits, threading tools, taps, thread mills, and then face mills, which has multiple replaceable cutting inserts.
Jeremiah explains the basics of securing the cutting tools into the tool holders. Once these are secure, then the tool height needs to be determined with either height gauges or and analog or electronic tool setter. He then covers the proper way to load your tool into the spindle and entering the height into PathPilot so that it knows the proper cutting distance.
Subscribe to Jeremiah's YouTube page here: youtube.com/@JeremiahDaws/videos
Tormach Garage Series. Part 5 | Basics of Cutting Tools and Toolholders
Interested in a Tormach machine? Schedule a call with one of our team members at hubs.ly/Q029gf-H0 and they will be happy to answer any questions you have.
Be sure to subscribe for updates on everything Tormach: goo.gl/sWeCs7
Join the Tormach Forums here: hubs.ly/Q029ggRV0
There are several ways to contact Tormach Technical Support.
If you want technical support, please follow these instructions to open a support ticket: hubs.ly/Q029ghcD0
Tormach Technical Support page: hubs.ly/Q029ghwW0
Tormach Technical Support contact: tormach.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portals
About Us: At Tormach, we're dedicated to providing exceptionally engineered products, technical support, and customer service at the lowest possible cost. Our focus is to help you realize your CNC goals through tools and resources that transform your concepts into real products. Connect with us:
Visit our website: hubs.ly/Q029gj8M0
Facebook: facebook.com/tormach
Instagram: instagram.com/tormach
Twitter: twitter.com/tormach
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/tormach
