Tool Calculator

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

Until you’ve produced a piece of diameter that’s out by even a few thousandths, it feels like a silly little shop trick. You thought your … Read more

The feed rates for this parting off tool are important because any miscalculation during cutoff operations will typicaly either blow out the insert, throw the … Read more

The reason the lathe change gear ratio calculator is important is because if you get it wrong even by just one tooth, what used to … Read more

Turning tapers on a lathe appears easy enough… but then you measure them and find one end is proud of the other by several thousandths. … Read more

It turns a taper accuratley between centers. This calculator takes the taper length, work length between centers, and taper diameter and give you the proper … Read more

When facing a part on the lathe, you have to pay close attention to your feed and speed. Clamp the workpiece in place, then bring … Read more

So what’s constant surface speed? It sounds like something only a CNC programmer would care about but it matters if your finish isn’t to your … Read more