Yes, depends on the size of the boring bar, the insert you are using and the power of your machine and that your workpiece stays put. At work I have...
It has very nice properties - self lubricating, light, withstands tremendous heat and doesn't expand in heat as steel does. And this was just some of...
It can be threaded, but think of threading a dense pile of ash. It doesn't take much force to break it and the minimum I would do is M6. When tapping...
..which all relate to the fasteners tensile properties and say nothing about the material, finish, tolerance or color. Get your facts straight before...
Haven't ever seen them in smaller size, but can't be sure if they exist or not. Probably not. For small boring I would go with CNMG inserts with 0.2...
Either a small O-ring or a small screw stub against the flat driving portion of the shank, where there is the most material. The brochure shows some...
Yup, been there done that with LinuxCNC for a mill once :) This cutoff machine however only needs inputting the length, displaying it to the user and...
Paul, thank you for the chuck idea, that would provide the grip and rotation easily if I'm going to do the rotate-the-pin-while-cutting-approach. The...
Because there is no need. Even the 1 mm thick disc can break during operation, so don't want thinner, especially when cutting off 20 mm ejector pin....