b'Its still a step you cant skip.Norton | Saint-Gobain AbrasivesNorton Finium films can be custom-cut to meet customer-specific width and length requirements, core dimensions and edge designs.include using abrasive brushes,Orbitool expressly removes burrsof our earliest customers, which was reamers and carbide balls attachedfromtheintersectionofcross- Ford, using it on camshafts.to a grinder, with an operator goingholes. The operation can be tai- The cutting method is fairly tra-after every hole to remove extralored to leave a minimally brokenditional using a carbide rotary burr, material. Some dedicated deburr- edge or a blended radius. but Orbitool features the combina-ing tools, such as J.W. Dones Orbi- The original idea for the Or- tion of a flexible drive shaft made tool, are designed strictly for cross- bitool came about specifically forof tool steel, a carbide shaped cut-drilled hole deburring. The tool isaerospace fittings because of theter and a polished steel disk. This used just like any cutting tool founddifficult nature of their intersectionscommonly is referred to as a lol-on a lathe turret or a tool maga- and radius requirements, Krolllipop cutter. The larger-diameter zine of a CNC or milling machine.said. But it was applicable to onepolished disk negates the risk of damage to a part.The flexible shaft allows us to about the authorbend and pre-load the tool, Kroll Heidi Bethel is a freelance writer who spent several yearssaid. We have a protective ring writing technical pieces about manufacturing, operationsto place against the wall, bend the and systems while working for an international geothermalshaft slightly and pre-load the cut-company. She can be reached at bethelcommunicationting tool. The toolpath uses helical [email protected]. interpolation, otherwise known as ctemag.com/cteguide.com27Finishing.indd 27 11/15/22 2:29 PM'