Technical Information Tunable Boring Bars Tunable Boring Bars The WIDIA™ complete portfolio of Tunable Boring Bars helps prevent chatter and other problems associated with an internal dampening package designed for deep-hole boring applications. Advantages Optimal Rigidity Machining without Chatter or Vibration Eliminates vibration to improve surface Less noise exposure and improved results. quality and tolerance. Tunable Damping Mechanism Increased Productivity To account for different vibration behavior, Larger depth of cut and better chip removal bars can be tuned on the machine, and by up to 10:1 (steel) and 15:1 (carbide) tools can be adjusted. length-to-diameter ratio. Relative Stability 10 9 8 7 TTS Tool — area of optimum application 6 5 4 Standard Tool — area of optimum application 3 2 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TTS Tool: Standard Tool: Standard Tool L/D=4 TTS Tool L/D=7 max DOC with a benefit max DOC on Increased stability allows for of more than 500% stable conditions greater depth of cut NOTE: This chart illustrates how KM™ Tunable Boring Bars proivde greater stability than standard toolholders, even in larger tool length-to-diameter ratios. Increased stablilty enables greater depth of cut. WWW.WIDIA.COM K69 Technical Information