Tool Calculator

A tool for calculating safe working load, screw proof margin, workpiece capacity, pad pressure, frame loss, screw force and tightening torque of your C-clamp shop … Read more

This is a handy little tool that calculates the trigger-clamp load, pad pressure, sliding resistance, rating margin, and safe working force based off handle force, … Read more

On a workbench, toggle clamps is easy to understand. Flip that lever and there’s a click as linkage snaps across center point. What really matters … Read more

It calculates reservoir refill based off number of pump shots or metering points and the duty hours per axis. It also consider weekly demand, estimated … Read more

This machine vise clamping force calculator estimate cutting-force margin, lifting effect, friction hold, jaw pressure, and screw thrust in a Miller vise setup. We all … Read more

Arbor presses appear easy until pin refuses to seat or the broach binds. Then it’s time to learn that force isn’t just a figure stamped … Read more

How much pressure will it take? Depending on the material (shear strength), sheet thickness, cut length, hydraulic punch tonnage is the difference between running a … Read more

The calculator is based off unit power, spindle power, spindle torque limit, operation type, engagement, efficiency, and feed rate to estimate metal removal rate. It … Read more

Setting the proper coolant flow is key to any good machining process. Getting the coolant wrong results in spiking temperatures, welded-on chips, ruined surface finishes … Read more

This isn’t theoretical horseshit. This is difference between finishing a production run neatly or leaving yourself with wasted time and a melted aluminum block. There’s … Read more

Thrust Force, When you drill holes, the drill thrust force can cause your drill press to walk across the bench. That’s axial load on the … Read more

Drilling torque is what separates a smooth job from a wrecked spindle or broken tool. That sudden tug, which feels like the cut’s starting to … Read more

This is a through-tool coolant pressure estimate. This calculator estimates what is happening at cutting edge. It combines several factor: chip evacuation demand, material behavior, … Read more

Small mistakes with the coolant concentration will lead to financial losses, tool wear and rust. An old machinist learned the hard way that it wasn’t … Read more