Wednesday, 11 June 2014

Make A Choice From Available Honeycomb Core Cutting Tools

By Sally Delacruz


Human beings have been imitating honeycombs in many of their structure for a very long time. They have even come up with special tools for this job. These tools have been given the name honeycomb core cutting tools. They are different from each other both in design and look due to the different functions they are meant for in the cutting process. Some of these tools are decoring cut, core cut, valve cut, pocket cut, foam cut, profile cut and panel cut.

Core cutter is a gadget consisting of a shredder, a shank and a special cutting device at its edge. It aims at helping in drilling honeycomb materials employing a specially made axis. This equipment contains several cutting objects which provide flexibility for working on a number of surfaces. This flexibility makes it appropriate for handling all composite objects.

Pocket cut is the other cutting tool used in this process. It is specially designed for working on pockets, slots and also plunging appliances on honeycombs. It has both the axial and radial teeth making the most suitable device for 3 axis machines. Its three groups of teeth assist in dealing with difficulties on honeycomb objects.

The next type of device is the valve type cutter. This equipment is designed with the purpose of handling cut-offs operations that deal with chamfering. It is applicable in all types of materials. They especially work so well where shredding the material that is cut-off is not necessary. Chamfers that are smooth can be operated on using sheets of thick honeycomb at once.

Profile cut combines several commonly used apparatus. They are deliberately designed to profile complicated regions. When one has tools, he can plunge material with ease due to the fact that the tools have edges which are all center cutting. The ball-like nose on the tools aids a smooth rotation. Like it is the case with valve cut, these gadgets have the radial teeth and axial teeth. They are, therefore, suitable for machines with three axes. In addition to this, they are capable of working on 5 axis equipment used in milling.

The next in line is the foam cut. This item is engineered to act on honeycombs and solid foams which are foam potted. Most of them are made of rake-like sharp edges that make it possible for chip evacuation. A metallic powder of cobalt is the raw materials for making these types of tools. To enhance their performance, they are usually coated. This coat also improves on the life span of the appliance besides guarding it from wearing.

The other type of tools is panel cut. These machines are designed in a manner that gives them the capability to machine light composite panels. They have the ability to drill through sandwich panels with no delaminating of glass and the skins made of carbon. Besides forming a clean surface at the end, these apparatus give high levels of feeds.

The last item is the decoring device. This one is equipment specially designed to machine light and composite panels. It makes holes on panels, and also undercuts skins. It assists in bonding potting, panels and inserts. This gadget first creates holes then it undercuts the target panel.




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