Detailed cutting tool information, including basic articles on cutting tools, is available on the Internet at www.americanmachinist.com. The information available on the web includes six interactive calculators that provide:
- Break-even analysis to help to determine which machine is most profitable for a specific job.
- Conversions from horsepower rat ings to kilowatt ratings.
- Conversion for speed and feed rates for such variables as surfacefeetper-minute to revolutionsperminute, or inches-per-revolution to inches-per-minute.
- Conversions for thread cutting values.
- Calculations that consider variables that affect tool life and a tool-life/cutting speed adjuster.
- And, a conversions of variables that affect turning surface finishes.
A related Internet page, American Machinist's Cutting Tool Central (www.cutting-tool.americanmachinist.com) includes updated articles and information on the basics of cutting tools, and a cutting tool selector for a range of carbon steels, alloy and tool steels and stainless materials.
The web-based calculators and selectors are easy to navigate and provide valuable information for selecting the proper tool or to perform comparative analyses that can lead to improved quality and productivity.
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