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