9 Practical Ways to Improve Tool Performance

When jobs run for many months or years, it may be worth exploring whether there are advantages in moving to a higher performance standard or a custom tool that could deliver overall cost savings. Here are 9 common design changes that may help achieve performance goals:

1. Switch to coolant thru substrate to help manage heat and aid chip evacuation
2. Upgrade coating to help handle higher temperatures created with increased speeds and feeds
3. Adjust rake to help alleviate chipping, eliminate chatter, or strengthen the tool
4. Change clearance to help eliminate chatter
5. Change edge finish to optimize for material cutting, help extend tool life, or avoid chipping
6. Add chip break features to help avoid long, stringy chips or congestion due to chip build-up at the cutting edge
7. Add a flat to the face to help extend tool life in situations that include aggressive tool paths
8. Increase the core to aid rigidity
9. Add flute polish to help improve surface finish and aid chip evacuation

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