Scientific Cutting Tools Blog

Scientific Cutting Tools stocks their own line of indexable boring bars! We offer boring bars with two different types of inserts: triangle shaped and diamond shaped. The screws are the same for both types of inserts, making it easy to replace lost hardware without confusion. We also offer both chip control and non-chip control inserts.…

Scientific Cutting Tools now has the capability of coating our cutting tools on our physical premises. As part of our commitment to our customers, we are always seeking new and innovative ways to improve our processes and reduce our turnaround time. With our new coating machine from Platit we increase our efficiency and versatility with…

Scientific Cutting Tools CRT Holders (CRT stands for Coolant Ring Technology) are made from high-quality heat treated steel and come with a black oxide coating. They are engineered to allow for better coolant penetration deep into the bore, reducing the temperature at the cutting edge. The overhang of the tools used with the holders is…

Each of SCT’s coolant through port tools has coolant holes to either 3 or 5 of the tool’s flutes because having an uneven number helps reduce chatter. Coolant lowers the surface temperature of the cutting zone making our port tools better equipped to deal with the extremely high temperatures that occur when machining a part.…

SCT stocks UN thread mills for cutting from 4-40 up to 3-1/2-8, as well as NPT, BSPP, and BSPT 1/16 to 2 ½ and up. All of our solid carbide straight flute thread mills, except for staggered tooth thread mills, are crest-cutting and are used for cutting internal threads only. Engineered for high performance, these…

Long Reach Thread Mills have three teeth and a helical flute that provide reduced side cutting pressure. The first tooth roughs, the second and third finish. This allows for the efficient cutting of extremely deep threads in small sizes. These tools cut internal threads only Thread Mills cut a thread using helical interpolation. Helical interpolation…

A short summary demonstrating the variety of lathe tools we offer is as follows: Holders Single Point Tool Holders: These tools come in two varieties: QHC holders have two flats on the O.D., two coolant holes, four set screws and can be used with or without the back stop while DHF holders have two set…

SCT stocks UN thread mills for cutting from 4-40 up to 3-1/2-8, as well as NPT, BSPP, and BSPT 1/16 to 2 ½ and up. All of our solid carbide straight flute thread mills, except for staggered tooth thread mills, are crest-cutting and are used for cutting internal threads only. Engineered for high performance, these…