b'breaking. Displayed is the tool in its holder When cutting the flanks, makewith a piece of aluminum shim cuts with the nose of the tool. With astock on top.CNC machine or a manual machine with a compound cross slide, the procedure is similar. Step in the z di- terial like aluminum.rection and make cuts at 17 degreesUsing a wider tool till the groove width is done and themakesfor surface finish is nice. lateral stiff-The radius on the nose causesness,and chips to curl toward the center ofthen the tool the nose radius and makes for goodcan be used chip evacuation from the cut. Someto profile theB. Taylorradius on the nose corners of thegroove. The tool in the tool is important. If the tool hasphotos was the width I wanted a square nose, chips tend to getbut was too high for the toolholderholder. There is a piece of 3-thou-caught between the side of the cut- used with the lathe, so the heightsandths-thick aluminum shim stock ting tool and the side of the groovewas ground to fit the toolholderon top of the tool. That is so the and cause trouble. This is espe- and make a nice, stiff setup. Thetoolholder clamp mechanism wont cially important with stringy ma- second photo shows the tool in itscrack the carbide.CTEKOMAPRECISION.COM / 1-800-249-5662 ROTARY TABLESUNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL TODAY!ctemag.com/cteguide.com11MachinistCorner.indd 11 6/15/23 11:57 AM'