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Toolholding
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Effective toolholding is one key to achieving the speed and accuracy made possible by today's advanced machines and cutting tools. However, many manufacturers continue to use old toolholders in new machine spindles. This practice can hold back the performance benefits offered by new machines, and may result in the improper fit of toolholders that the company purchases later.
Shops that are preparing to buy new toolholders should keep four critical criteria in mind:
• Rigidity is achieved by at least 80 percent taper contact.
• Accuracy is determined by a maximum runout of 0.0002 inches total indicator runout (also known as TIR, a measure of the deviation between the surface of a rotating cylinder and a reference axis) at four times the diameter of the tool being held. Shank tolerances of ANSI standard AT-3 or better increase spindle-taper accuracy.
• Balance decreases vibration and chatter, and increases metal-removal rates, tool life and surface finishes. The quality of toolholders that use set screws or collets affects balance at high spindle speeds, and should consistently maintain a G 2.5 rating at the rated spindle speed.
• Gripping power is the holding power of the toolholder. Multipurpose, high-precision collets should have a wide clamping range with a 1-mm collapse.
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