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Since 1960, Micro 100 has provided the machining industry with highly durable, precision manufactured turning tools. In this section of “In the Loupe,” find all posts related to turning tools and CNC lathe machining, including, among many others, “How Boring Bar Geometries Impact Cutting Operations.”

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Reduce Tool Chatter by Avoiding these 5 Boring Bar Application Mistakes

September 8, 2022/by Harvey Performance Company

Understanding Key Qualities in Micro 100’s Offering of Micro-Quik Quick Change Tool Holders

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The 3 Critical Factors of Turning Speeds and Feeds

May 13, 2021/2 Comments/in Machining 101, Machining Techniques, Micro 100, Small Featured, Turning/by Harvey Performance Company

Many factors come into play when determining a proper turning speeds and feeds and depth of cut strategy for turning operations. While three of these factors – the ones we deemed to be among the most critical – are listed below, please note that there are many other considerations that are not listed, but that […]

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Causes & Effects of Built-Up Edge (BUE) in Turning Applications

December 10, 2020/1 Comment/in Machining 101, Micro 100, Tech Tips, Tool Selection/by Harvey Performance Company

In turning operations, the tool is stationary while the workpiece is rotating in a clamped chuck or a collet holder. Many operations are performed in a lathe, such as facing, drilling, grooving, threading, and cut-off applications. it is imperative to use the proper tool geometry and cutting parameters for the material type that is being […]

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Save Time With Quick Change Tooling

April 10, 2020/2 Comments/in CNC Machining, Drilling & Holemaking, Micro 100, Specialty Tools, Tool Information Guides, Tool Selection, Turning/by Harvey Performance Company

Making a manual tool change on any CNC machine is never a timely or rewarding process. Typically, a tool change in a standard holder can take up to 5 minutes. Add that up a few times, and suddenly you have added significant minutes to your production time. As CNC machine tool and cutting tool technology […]

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boring bar geometries

How Boring Bar Geometries Impact Cutting Operations

October 23, 2019/7 Comments/in CNC Machining, Holemaking, Micro 100, Tool Information Guides, Tool Selection, Turning/by Robert Keever

Boring is a turning operation that allows a machinist to make a pre-existing hole bigger through multiple iterations of internal boring. It has a number of advantages over traditional hole finishing methods: Solid carbide boring bars, such as those offered by Micro 100,  have a few standard dimensions that give the tool basic functionality in […]

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Milling Machines vs. Lathe Machines

February 22, 2018/27 Comments/in CNC Machining, Getting Started, Machining 101, Micro 100, Milling, Quick Tips/by Harvey Performance Company

Most modern manufacturing centers have both milling machines and lathe machines. Each machine follows the same machining principle, known as subtractive machining, where you begin with a block of material and then shape that material into the desired specifications. How the part is actually shaped is the key difference between the two machines. Understanding the […]

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Multi-Start Thread Reference Guide

May 18, 2017/11 Comments/in CNC Machining, Machining 101, Machining Techniques, Micro 100, Thread Milling/by Harvey Performance Company

A multi-start thread consists of two or more intertwined threads running parallel to one another. Intertwining threads allow the lead distance of a thread to be increased without changing its pitch. A double start thread will have a lead distance double that of a single start thread of the same pitch, a triple start thread […]

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