TechTips

Grooving

Tool Center Height: The Two-Minute Check That Saves the Most Inserts

October 08, 2026

Being off-center changes the rake and clearance angles your tool was ground with, and the error grows in relative terms...

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Inspection

Your Thread Is Cut. Now Prove It: GO/NO-GO Gauging and Reading a Failure

October 01, 2026

A thread cannot be proven with a micrometer: the dimension that matters is the pitch diameter, and it is invisible....

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indexable inserts

Indexable Inserts: Maximizing Tool Life in Production Turning

August 20, 2026

Most turning inserts die early from preventable causes. Learn to read the five wear patterns, use every edge you paid...

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