Technical Recommendations Separator Cut-Off System

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Eliminate chatter:

  • Minimise tool blade and holder overhang.
  • Minimise part overhang.
  • Use strongest toolholder system.
  • Use a more narrow width of insert.
  • Chipbreaker might be too aggressive. (Call Technical Support.)
  • Adjust speed and feed rate up or down.
  • Hold workpiece rigidly.
  • With a longer part, support with steady rest or live centre.
  • Avoid machine dwell.
  • Use S2 or X2 to reduce cutting forces.

Reduce cut-off nib on solid bar

or I.D. bur on tubing:

  • Check tool height. Insert cutting edge should be on centre to 0,05mm above centreline of workpiece.
  • To reduce nib on part, use a high lead angle-type insert. Lead angle on a cut-off insert reduces the nib, which remains on the workpiece. CAUTION: the higher the lead, the more tool-side defl ection.
  • Use the narrowest possible cut-off insert to minimise the cut-off bur length.
  • Reduce feed rate at the end of a cut.
  • On most tubing-type parts, a 4° or 5° lead angle will be suffi cient.
  • Add support to a long slender-type part.
  • Maintain proper sub-spindle alignment.
  • If nib or bur persists, call Technical Support about reducing hone size.
  • Use small- or no-corner radius.

Eliminate built-up edge:

  • Select proper grade for insert.
  • Increase speed (RPM).
  • Increase the feed rate.
  • Use ample amounts of well-directed coolant (see Figure A on page E131).

Chamfer and cut-off operations:

  • Use Separator S2 or X2.
  • Groove or breakdown workpiece surface being machined.
  • Machine the chamfer.
  • For jobs requiring a chamfer on both ends of the part, begin by plunging to a depth just beyond the depth of the chamfers. Then, return to the part O.D. and profi le each chamfer individually. Finish the cut-off after completion of the second chamfer.
  • Cut off the workpiece (see Figure C).

Figure C