Tool Calculator

It’s tempting to think it’s easy to establish a tapping operation, then use that tap … if it doesn’t snap off and if those threads … Read more

Lathe Feed Calculator are a practical, handy tool that puts the right numbers in front of you to make lathe work easyer and safe. It … Read more

The calculator compares stroke rate, spindle RPM, stone speed, overstroke, material, grit, and dwell so a machinist can preview crosshatch geometry before trial cuts. The … Read more

Surface speed is more important than many discussions in the shop acknowledge. You know what I mean; you can tell when a wheel is going … Read more

It also calculates lapping pressure, which is amount of pressure applied to a load, cycle count, carrier loading, and dwell removal. It’s all designed to … Read more

Setting up threading on a lathe looks easy till you try to cut it. Make one bad depth setting and you’ll either chip out your … Read more

This is for lathe threading. This handy calculator lets you input pitch, included angle, radial thread depth, compound dial travel, flank advance, pass schedule, and … Read more

This is a calculator for machining power requirements. It calculates the cutting load based off Material Removal Rate (MRR) and Unit Power. It translates to … Read more

Motor ratings are turned into numbers you can actualy use in most machine work situations with this spindle torque calculator. Most of the time, it’s … Read more

The first time out with a ball nose cutter you might notice a ridge on the mold core. It’s running at the nominal diameter and … Read more

Radial chip thinning will either make or break your tool. If you program a certain chip load and you take a light radial cut, the … Read more

What is it? This axial chip thinning calculator calculates corrected chip load, true chip thickness, feed multiplier, material removal rate, and cutting speed. It uses … Read more

A bearing will run cool. A hydraulic valve will seal. An aerospace part make it through its first flight. You’d expect all these functions is … Read more

This abrasive belt surface speed calculator determines SFPM and m/min. It also calculates the belt pass rate, driven wheel RPM, material speed match, and heat … Read more