Tool Description:
Composite Cutter
10mm diameter, six flutes
Tool Application:
Cutting Composite Materials, such as Kevlar®, for aerospace applications
Tool Material:
Carbide
Grinding Setup:
Machine: TX7+
Coolant Medium: oil
Grinding Operations:
1. Digitise End of Tool
2. Flute from Solid
3. Facet Point
4. Point Gash
5. Step Editor
6. Serrated OD Cutter Operation
Special Requirements:
Nil
Cycle Time (estimate):
25 minutes
Other Comments:
This composite cutter was created extracting information from a VBS (visual basic script) file and using the special operations manager to create the operation for the serrated teeth, of which there are 18 right hand teeth and 17 left hand teeth.