TopGroove™ Machining Guidelines Machining Guidelines for Chip Control • Grooving When the proper cutter diameter is not available, proper cutter positioning will provide positive results. • Centre height of insert should be positioned at the centre of the workpiece or up to 0,13mm above. • Dwell time in the bottom of the groove (more than three revolutions) is not recommended. • Chip control is feed-rate related and should be adjusted to fit the particular situation. Recommended feed range is 0,08–0,3 mm/rev. Machining Guidelines for Chip Control • Turning/Profiling Maximum depth of cut for side cutting (turning/profiling) Groove Limits depends on the material being cut and the width of the tool. • 0,79–1,6mm wide insert maximum internal minimumgroove depthbore diameter can cut up to 0,6mm deep. insert • 1,7–3,3mm wide insert catalogue number mm mm can cut up to 1mm deep. NG-1094L 1,91 20,32 • 3,5–4,8mm wide insert — 1,02 11,18 can cut up to 2mm deep. NG-2031R/L 1,27 18,54 • 5–6,35mm wide insert can cut up to 3mm deep. NG-2041R/L — — NG-2047R/L — — NG-2058R/L — — — 2,79 63,50 NG-2062R/L 2,59 44,45 NG-2094R/L 2,49 38,10 NG-2125R/L 2,03 25,40 Finish Turning the Groove — 1,40 18,54 NG-3047R/L — — NG-3062R/L 2,39 44,45 NG-3072R/L 2,29 41,28 NG-3078R/L 1,91 34,93 NG-3088R/L — — NG-3094R/L — — NG-3097R/L 3,81 60,33 NG-3105R/L — — 1. Plunge both sides of groove width. NG-3110R/L 3,68 53,98 2. Plunge centre area to remove web of NG-3122R/L — — material remaining. NG-3125R/L 3,51 47,63 3. To avoid insert chipping and to achieve groove wall NG-3142R/L — — perpendicularity, follow the tool path outlined. 4. Use the lightest depth of cut that still allows NG-3156R/L 3,18 41,28 good chipbreaking, tool life, and surface finish. NG-3178R/L — — NG-3185R/L 2,79 34,93 NG-3189R/L — — NG-4125R/L 3,81 69,85 — 6,35 146,05 NG-4189R/L 6,22 127,00 NG-4213R/L 6,10 114,30 NG-4219R/L 5,54 82,55 NG-4250R/L 5,08 63,50 NOTE: The same maximum groove depth and minimum bore diameter values also apply to metric, NG-K (chip control), and NR (full radius) inserts of similar size. The same internal grooving depth limits are a function of bar clearance versus bore diameters. E86 widia.com