Technical Information Hydraulic Chucks General Design Function Effect Tightening the piston clamping screw exerts force on the pressure piston, which The hydraulic clamping system has a dampening effect. Vibration in a mechanical presses the hydraulic fluid, exerting force on the thin-walled expansion sleeve. This clamping system can cause microcracking on insert cutting edges. This is pressure causes the sleeve to compress around the tool shank, creating a highly prevented by the hydraulic expansion chuck and results in higher production concentric clamping force. quality and up to 4x better tool life. Accuracy The accuracy shown is based on a round shank (no flats) with h6 tolerance and no reducing sleeve. set screw for tool length adjustment piston clamping screw expansion chamber pressure piston tool length clamping bore adjustment sleeve hydraulic medium Features • Turning the external set screw adjusts axial tool length. There is no needto remove the cutting tool or coolant supply unit for standard designs.• High-performance balanced chucks can be converted to balanceable chucks byadding a set of WIDIA™ balance rings that compensate for cutter imbalance andoptimize performance. • Maintained contact with the tool-length adjusting sleeve ensures that thetool is safely held. 10mm of adjustment is provided.• Wiper grooves inside the bore safely grip oily shanks, sealing the boreto eliminate contamination from chips, dirt, or coolant. • A sealed bore and a large hole through the tool-length adjusting screwenable maximum coolant to flow through coolant-fed cutting tools.• SEFAS™ chamfering rings can be added to chucks, reducing the need for stepdrills and secondary chamfering operations. • A uniquely designed piston clamping screw prevents damage fromovertightening and accidentally actuating the hydraulic mechanismwithout a tool in the chuck.• A wide assortment of reducer sleeves are available to increase the applicationrange of hydraulic chucks. When using a bushing, the runout could be up totwice as high as the example shown. (continued) WWW.WIDIA.COM K61 Technical Information