Wizard module
Machining tool selector
From the part, the material and the cut, the tool and its cutting data, each line citing its table.
From the live engine
What goes in and what comes out
Inputs
- Part shape
- Material
- Hardness (HRC)
- Machine class
- Operation
- Depth of cut (mm)
- Width of cut (mm)
- Target finish Ra (µm)
- Maximum spindle speed (rev/min)
- Spindle power (kW)
- Overhang (mm)
- Coolant
Outputs
- Tool with speed, feed, depth and power
- A cited source per line
- Warnings on power, speed and overhang
- Match against your catalogue
- Hand off to the solid carbide endmill design module
How you get it
A preset installs it with its defaults, and you set your own rates.
- Cutting tools
- Indexable tooling
Other wizard modules
- Bandsaw blade wizardMaterial, section and machine in; the bandsaw blade specification out, matched against your own catalogue.
- PCD saw blade selectorFrom the machine, the board and the spindle, the full PCD saw blade specification and running conditions.
- Coating and treatment selectorFrom substrate, part, performance and volume, the coating or treatment process that fits, priced from your services.
Questions
- It says so with a warning that no published row applies, rather than inventing a figure.
- Where a special endmill fits, the answer opens the solid carbide endmill design module already filled.More on Solid carbide endmills