! CAUTION Safety Notes for Cutting Tools Precaution for using cutting tools Target Products Precariousness Countermeasures General Cutting 0 Direct touch to a sharp cutting edge may cause injury. * When you set up tools to the machine or take tools out of the Tools case, please wear protective gloves. 0 Misuse or inappropriate working conditions may cause tool * Please use safety items, such as safety glasses and protective breakage or dispersion of broken pieces. gloves. * Please use in the range of our recommended cutting condition. See our catalog or instruction manuals. 0 Excessive impact or heavy wear will increase cutting force and * Please use safety items, such as safety glasses and protective may cause tool breakage and dispersion of broken pieces. gloves. * Early exchanging tools is prefereable. 0 Dispersion of heated or prolonged chips may cause injury or * Please use safety items, such as safety glasses and protective burn. gloves. * For chips removal, please stop the machine beforehand and use safety items, such as safety glasses and protective gloves. 0 Tools and materials reach high temperatures during cutting * Please prepare safety items, such as safety glasses and operation. Direct touch to the tools and materials shortly after protective gloves. cutting may cause burn. 0 Sparks, generation of heat or chips in high temperature during * Please do not operate around Hazardous zone, in which there operation may cause fire. is some possibility of fire or explosion. * In case of using oil-coolant, please make sure there is sufficient fire-protection equipment. 0 Lack of dynamic balance during high-speed revolutions leads to * Please use safety items, such as safety glasses and protective vibrations which can make the tool break. gloves. * Please conduct test-operation before cutting, and confirm that there is no vibration or unusual sound. 0 Direct touch to burrs which were generated on the rough sur- * Do not touch workpiece with bare hand. face of the workpiece may cause injury. Indexable Cutting 0 If the inserts or other tool parts are not installed properly, they * Please clean up insert pockets or clamping parts before setting Tools can fall down or break which may cause injuries. insert. * Please set up inserts with supplied wrench only, and confirm that the inserts or parts are clamped completely. Never use inserts or parts other than those prescribed. 0 If inserts are clamped too tightly by supplementary tools like * Do not use aids such as pipes. Please set up using supplied pipe etc, inserts or body may brake. wrench only. 0 When tools are used in high-speed revolution, inserts or parts * Please use in the range of our recommended cutting conditions. may burst out of the body due to centrifugal force. See our catalog or instruction manuals. When handling, please pay special attention to safety. Milling Cutters 0 Since milling cutters have sharp edges, direct contact with bare * Please use safety items, such as safety glasses and protective and other Milling hands may cause injury. gloves. Tools 0 If a cutter lacks balance, the tool can start to vibrate. * Please use in the range of our recommended cutting condition. The dispersion of broken pieces can cause injuries. * Accuracy and balance of machine spindle should be checked and adjusted regularly to prevent wear of the bearings due to eccentric rotation. Drilling 0 When drilling a through-bore, it is possible that a disc is created * Please use safety items, such as safety glasses and protective during the drilling procedure that can fly out of the workpiece at gloves. a high speed. Also attach a cover on a chuck part. This is very dangerous since the disc has sharp edges. Brazed Tools 0 Dispersion or falling down of broken inserts may cause injury. * Please check that the cutting inserts are brazed firmly before use. * Please do not use brazed tools in the condition that requires high cutting temperature. Others 0 If brazing is carried out many times, the strength of carbide insert * Please do not use tools that have been brazed several times. is deteriorated and can break easily during cutting. The quality of the tool deteriorates. 0 The tools can only be used for the appropriate application. It * Please follow our recommended usage for the tools. may damage tools and machines. 3