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Ingersoll along with Cutting Tools Illinois aka General Cutting Tools  has added two new tips to it’s popular Chip-Surfer line.  The economical indexable solid carbide tips overcome the skyrocketing price of solid carbide tooling by replacing only the used portion of the tool. The shank can be used over and …

Ingersoll Cutting Tools with Cutting Tools Illinois aka General Cutting Tools have released a new premium line of BTA deep hole drilling products. The comprehensive line includes indexable, cartridge and brazed styles from 500″ to 9.600″ diameter as well as BTA reamers for complete deep hole applications of up to …

The FinishBall line is by far the most accurate ball nose in Ingersoll’s successful D&Mline of contouring milling cutters now available in Illinois from Cutting Tools Illinois aka General Cutting Tool.  Exceptionally stable, accurate clamping is achieved due to a wide prism clamping surface, maximizing contact between the carbide and …

Get Ahead With the Norton Dressing Tool Competitive Edge from Cutting Tools Illinois aka General Cutting Tools.  For every dollar spent on precision grinding wheels, another 10% is spent on stationary tools to true and dress the wheels. To make the most of that 10%, Norton offers the industry’s most …

There are so many choices when it comes to buying diamond tools: single point tools, multi-point nibs, resettable and non-resettable diamonds, carat weight considerations, indexable tools, etc.  So which tools should you be buying for your applications? The application determines the tool type. When dressing simple forms, nearly any tool …

Boost productivity of Portable Grinding with “See Through” AVOS Technology in your shop with Norton from Cutting Tools aka General Cutting Tools. Portable grinders are among the most popular tools in the metal fabricating shop. From grinding down welds to preparing the work surface for painting, these lightweight, versatile machines …

Cutting Tools Tech from General Cutting Tools Why is pre-centering necessary? Generally speaking, for drilling depths 5 times the nominal diameter and above (5 x d). In unstable conditions (workpiece and tool clamping). Why pre-center using PCM inserts? Soft cut entry of follower drill due to 150′ point angle of …

Control inventory, streamline purchasing and drive down costs with Ingersoll’s tool dispenser, tool vending machine by General Cutting Tools in Chicago, Illinois. MATRIX combines the most innovative automated tool dispenser on the market with MATRIX-TM – our powerful tool management software. MATRIX con store hundreds of different stock items in… …

Ingersoll announces its latest line of “Tangential Tooling” in the form of finish face mills now shipping to Chicago, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and the rest of the US.  These S-MAX Finish Face Mills are designed to do finish cuts only and many times can eliminate subsequent grinding …

Indexable Drills Toolholding Options ROTATING APPLICATIONS Inch Drill Bodies with a Round Shank DRILL-FIX DFR inch drills with round shanks (no flats) are specifically designed for use in rotating applications where the drill rotates and the workpiece remains stationary. Metric Bodies with 2° Whistle Notch DRILL-FIX DIFT and DFR inch …