Grooving Tool Holders

We are Manufacturer, Supplier of Grooving Tool Holders like L Type Face Grooving, ID Grooving, OD Grooving, Parting Grooving, RF Type Face Grooving, Circlip Grooving / Penta Grooving, Face Grooving, Angular Grooving, LH And RH OD Grooving and our setup is situated in Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar), Maharashtra, India.

Grooving tool holders are various types. Face grooving, internal grooving, parting holder grooving tools are single point machining operations use on lathes, cnc automatic machines, or machining centers.

Face grooving
With face grooving operations the tool is fed axially rather than radially toward the end surface of the workpiece. The tool must be adapted to the radial curve of the groove and the blade is therefore curved. When the machine spindle rotates in a counter-clockwise direction, a right-hand version of the tool is used and a left-hand version is used when the machine spindle rotates clockwise. So that both insert and toolholder fit into the groove, both the outer and inner diameters of the groove must be considered. The diameter measured to the outside of the blade determines the limit for the smallest possible diameter which can be machined, and the diameter measured to the inside of the blade determines the limit for the largest possible groove diameter.

Internal grooving
The main problem with internal grooving is chip evacuation. There is a very high risk of chip jamming which can result in tool breakage, especially when machining small diameters. The chips have to be removed from the groove then change direction 90 degrees and pass the side of the toolholder to finally be removed from the hole. Introducing intermittent feed into the program is the best way to obtain short chips. An internal grooving holder with insert is shown above. Vibration is another common problem associated with internal grooving. Stability is related to the overhang, or how far into the workpiece the groove is to be machined. The risk of vibration is reduced by using the largest toolholder possible. The overhang should not exceed two to two-and-a-half times the diameter. Internal grooving is a critical operation and it is important to choose a tool which optimizes chip evacuation with vibration-free machining. Grooving tools are usually ground to the dimensions and shape required for a particular job. Most grooving tools are similar in appearance to the cutoff tool, except that the corners are carefully rounded because they reduce the possibility of cracks in the part, especially if the part is to be heat-treated.

Parting holder
In parting operations the workpiece rotates while the tool carries out a radial feed movement. As with face turning, the tool is fed from the periphery of the workpiece toward the center and the cutting speed is reduced to zero - but here the similarities end. As the cutting tool progresses toward the center, another factor takes effect. As the diameter of the workpiece is reduced, the radial cutting force will cause the material to break before the insert has cut through it. This results in a pip or burr being formed in the center of the workpiece. This pip will always be there after parting, but its size can be reduced by choosing the correct insert geometry, feedrate, and support for the sagging workpiece. In a parting operation, there is material on both sides of the insert. This means that the tools used are narrow and that the length of the toolholder increases with an increased diameter. Therefore, stability becomes a critical factor.