SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO USE CUTTING TOOLS Products Hazard Countermeasure All Cutting Tools eCutting tools have sharp cutting edges. Handlingthem with bare hands may cause injuries.* Take precautions such as wearing gloves especially when handling tools and during installation. eImproper use of tools and application of inappropriatecutting conditions may cause the tool to break and bedischarged from the machine providing risk of injury.** Ensure safety guards and goggles are used. Refer to handling explanatory notes and catalogs. Use tools under recommended cutting conditions. eImpact load and rapid increase of cutting resistancedue to excessive wear may cause the tool to break andbe expelled from the machine providing risk of injury.** Ensure safety guards and goggles are Exchange tools before excessive wear used. occurs. eCutting tools and workpieces become extremely hot during cutting. Touching them with bare hands maycause burns.* Take precautions such as wearing gloves. eExpelled hot chips produced in cutting produces riskof injuries and burns.** Ensure safety guards and goggles are used. During swarf removal and machine cleaning ensure the machine is stopped and wear gloves. Please use tools, such as cutting nippers and cutting clippers. eIn cutting, sparks, hot chips and heat generationcaused by tool breakage provides a risk of igniting afire.* Avoid using cutting tools in possibility of igniting a fire. places where there is a* In case of using non-water soluble oil, make have a fire prevention countermeasure. sure to eUsing machines, chucks, and tools with poor balanceat high revolutions may cause tools to break providingrisk of injuries.** Ensure safety guards and goggles are used. Check the machine for vibration, chattering, and abnormal noise. eHandling machined parts with burrs using bare handsmay cause injuries.* Wear gloves. Indexable Inserts *Clean insert locating setting inserts. seat and spare parts before Type Tools eIf inserts and spare parts are not held securely, theymay become loose and be ejected producing risk of*Use the tool provided for setting inserts, and ensure the inserts and spare parts are clamped securely. Do injuries. not use the tool provided for things other than prescribed inserts and spare parts. eClamping inserts and spare parts too tightly by usingtools such as extension pipes may cause them tobreak and be scattered.*Do the not use extra tools tool provided. for more leverage.Only use eWhen applying high cutting speed, spare parts andinserts may be expelled due to centrifugal force.*Refer to the handling explanatory notes and catalogs. Use tools under recommended cutting Pay special attention on each safety guidline. conditions. Cutters and Other eMilling cutters have sharp edges. Rotating ToolsHandling them with bare hands may cause injuries.* Take precautions such as wearing gloves. ePoor balance or off center revolving of tools may * Apply cutting speed cutting conditions. within the range of recommended cause vibration and chattering which could cause thetool to break and be discharged.* Adjust accuracy and bearings periodically balance of to prevent spindles and off center revolving and chattering caused by wear on these parts. Drilling Tools eThrough cutting in cases when the workpiecerevolves may produce a disk shaped peice with sharpedges when the cutting tool breaks through.* Ensure safety guards and Also install a cover on the goggles chuck. are used. eDrills with an extremely small diameter have a very sharp point which may puncture the skin if not handledcarefully.If the drill breaks during cutting, the broken* Handle gloves with care. Take and goggles. precautions such as wearing parts may be scattered. Brazed Tools eWeakening of the braze and breakage of inserts maycause injury.** Before using them, ensure they are brazed securely. Do not use them under conditions which produce very high temperature. Others eMachine and tools may be damaged if they are usedfor purposes other than the prescribed application.* Use them strictly for the prescribed application. INFORMATION This catalog completes the basic precautions for safety use of our company's products. For further information, please refer to the guideline, catalogs or contact us. We are not responsible for any accidents caused by modifying tools without our permission. 17