Because the collet is an integral part of the tool, an ACT collet-less boring bar needs only to be loaded and tightened in its toolholder. Standard boring bars require a collet to hold it in the ...

Mini Shaft small boring bars from Seco Tools Inc. ( www.secotools.com) have replaceable cutting heads with a serrated link between insert and tool holder to achieve the high stability and reliability ...

“So just like every other great story in history, ours is going to start at the lathe.” Truer words were never spoken, and thus begins the saga of turning a bar of chrome-moly steel into a shop-built ...