DGI USA Cutting Tools MX

PREMIUM QUALITY AMERICAN-MADE CUTTING TOOLS  Technical Information

RADIAL RELIEF

Relief in a radial direction behind the cutting edge along the length of the flute - measured in the plane of

rotation. The relief can be measured by the amount of indicator drop at a given radius in a given amount of angular rotation. The two most common styles of radial relief found in our tools are

Standard Relief , in our general purpose and cobalt tools, and Eccentric Relief in our high performance cutting tools.

PRIMARY

PRIMARY

Most common relief for non-ferrous alloys. Includes a primary and secondary relief angle.

PRIMARY MEASURED RADIALLY A powerful edge design for ferrous and tough material cutting. This design includes a primary relief measured radially along its edge. ECCENTRIC RELIEF

PRIMARY MEASURED RADIALLY

RAKE FACE

RAKE FACE

RAKE FACE

SECONDARY

SECONDARY

STANDARD RELIEF

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