Cutting tool
AssigneeSandvik AB
InventorThomas Hedlund
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Abstract
A cutting tool for parting and grooving operations comprises a shaft and a clamp body releasably secured to the front end of the shaft. The clamp body carries a cutting insert clamped between a pair of clamp arms. The clamp body includes first and second blade portions oriented at a right angle to one another. The first blade portion is adapted to be secured to one outer surface of the shaft, whereas the second blade portion is adapted to be secured to a second outer surface of the shaft.
Claims10
A cutting tool for grooving and parting chip cutting operations on metal workpieces, comprising a holder shaft and a clamp body removably attached thereto, said clamp body including clamping jaws for retaining a cutting insert, said clamp body including integral first and second blade portions, said first blade portion being attached to one outer surface of said shaft by a first removable fastener, said second blade portion extending perpendicular to said first blade portion at a location spaced from opposite ends of said first blade portion, said second blade portion being attached to another outer surface of said shaft by a second removable fastener, said clamping jaws being formed in said first blade portion and defining a slot which is open at one end thereof, said other outer surface facing in the same direction as said open end of said slot.
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