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Tool Information Guides

In this section of “In the Loupe,” learn how to properly select the perfect cutting tool for your job, as well as how to achieve the most from it, once it arrives to your shop.

Broaching Featured Image Rev 01 — Micro 100 Broaching Tools: Everything You Need to Know
November 20, 2025/by Steven Velazquez

Benefits of Combined Countersink – Featured Image — The Benefits of Combined Drill & Countersinks
April 4, 2025/by Tom Delaney

A Closer Look at Helical Solutions’ Tapered End Mills
January 29, 2025/by Thomas Donahue

Featured Image – Pilot Drills – IMG — Mastering Precision: Pilot Drills in CNC Machining
December 10, 2024/by Emily Van Volkom

Featured Image – Mastering CNC Drilling — Mastering CNC Drilling: Geometries and Key Factors
August 9, 2024/by Harvey Performance Company

Featured Image -Selecting Cutting Tool Substrate — HSS vs Cobalt vs Carbide: Choosing a Tool Substrate
July 31, 2024/by Allison House

Featured Image – Drill Type Classifications — Aerospace Drill Type Classifications Explained
July 31, 2024/by Ryan O'Connell

Featured Image – Multi-Axis Finisher – Keys to Surface Finish 1 — Multi-Axis Finishers: The Key to Amazing Surface Finish
March 29, 2024/by Tom Pyle

Featured Image – Dplus – IMG — Maximizing Tool Life with Helical’s Dplus Coating
January 29, 2024/by Harvey Performance Company

nplus coating on helical solutions end mills — Helical Nplus Coating: Advantages and Performance
April 28, 2022/by Harvey Performance Company

Miniature tool on penny — How to Adjust Running Parameters for Miniature Tooling
February 4, 2022/by Tara Kelleher

helical high feed end mill laying across green packaging — The Secret Mechanics of High Feed End Mills
December 11, 2020/by Robert Keever