A round cutting insert for a milling tool having a center axis and a neutral plane extending perpendicularly thereto. The round cutting insert includes a circumferential side surface surrounding the center axis between upper and lower round main surfaces. An upper cutting edge is formed along the intersection of the upper round main surface and the side surface. A plurality of elongated support grooves are arranged in the side surface. Each elongated support groove has a bottom surface extending in a lengthwise direction with opposite flank surfaces converging toward the bottom surface and extending in parallel with the lengthwise direction of the elongated support groove. The lengthwise direction of each elongated support groove forms an acute angle with the neutral plane as seen in a side view. At least one of the opposite flank surfaces of each elongated support groove is configured as a side support surface.

A tool body (12) for a shell end mill (10) is described with at least one helical chip guiding groove (24) arranged at the circumference of the tool body (12) for chip dissipation and at least two receptacles (28) for indexable cutting inserts (26) arranged at the chip guiding groove (24). In this case, the receptacles (28) each comprise a base surface having a bore for receiving an indexable cutting insert fastening screw (34) and at least one first abutment surface adjacent to the base surface. The transition between the base surface and the first contact surface is a groove. In addition, a cutting tool is described with such a tool body, wherein a two-sided indexable cutting insert (26) is attached in each receptacle (28).

A cutting insert (10) for a tool (100) for machining a workpiece. The cutting insert (10) is a four-bladed cutting insert which is in the form substantially of a rhomboid. The cutting insert (10) has two identical, oppositely arranged base sides (14a, 14b) and four identical main sides (16a-16d) which extend between the two base sides (14a, 14b). Each of the four main sides (16a-16d) comprises a rectilinear main cutting edge (12a-12d) and a rectilinear secondary cutting edge (26a-26d) which is arranged transversely thereto. The main and secondary cutting edges (12a-12d) and (26a-26d) of each main side (16a-16d) lie in each case in a common cutting plane which is aligned parallel to a contact surface (28a-28d) which is also provided on the main sides (16a-16d).

A single-sided three-way indexable milling insert for feed milling operations, includes a positive basic shape, a rake surface, a peripheral surface including side abutment surfaces, a base bearing surface and a screw hole connecting the rake and base bearing surfaces. The insert has a cutting edge including exactly three main cutting sub-edges and three secondary cutting sub-edges. A material volume V.sub.F of the cutting insert and a void volume V.sub.S of the insert fulfill the condition V.sub.S/V.sub.F≥0.30.

Provided is a milling tool that allows a life of a tool main body to be elongated. The milling tool includes a replaceable cutting insert and a tool main body in which at least one insert seat that fixes the cutting insert is provided on a distal end side. The tool main body has a reinforcing wall covering at least a portion of the cutting insert when the cutting insert that is in a state of being fixed to the tool main body is viewed from the distal end side.

A hardware fastener with a movable threaded element suspended within a cavity formed in a body. The movable threaded element has an internal surface with threads for cooperating with a threaded fastener. The movable threaded element is suspended in the cavity by the one or more spring-like members such that an area, A, of reduced stiffness is created in the cavity proximate the movable threaded element, thereby allowing the movable threaded element to move a predetermined distance within the cavity when torque is applied to the threaded fastener. The one or more spring-like members store elastic potential energy to prevent the loss of pretension of the threaded fastener that can be caused by heat or vibration. The invention also eliminates the need for a torque wrench when tightening the threaded fastener to a specified torque value.

A hardware fastener with a movable threaded element suspended within a cavity formed in a body. The movable threaded element has an internal surface with threads for cooperating with a threaded fastener. The movable threaded element is suspended in the cavity by the one or more spring-like members such that an area, A, of reduced stiffness is created in the cavity proximate the movable threaded element, thereby allowing the movable threaded element to move a predetermined distance within the cavity when torque is applied to the threaded fastener. The one or more spring-like members store elastic potential energy to prevent the loss of pretension of the threaded fastener that can be caused by heat or vibration. The invention also eliminates the need for a torque wrench when tightening the threaded fastener to a specified torque value.

An indexable and double-sided round cutting insert includes an upper and lower side. A center axis extends between the upper and lower side and a median plane extends perpendicular to the center axis and is situated halfway between the upper and lower side. A side surface has an upper and lower positive clearance surface at an upper positive clearance angle with respect to an upper cutting edge and a lower positive clearance angle with respect to a lower cutting edge. A plurality of protrusions extends along the side surface and protrude in a radial direction perpendicular to the center axis. Each protrusion includes an outer surface, which along the center axis, extends such that a first radial distance from the center axis to the outer surface in the median plane is at least equal to or greater than a second radial distance from the center axis to the outer surface.

This disclosure relates to a metal-cutting machine tool with a base body, which is rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to a workpiece to be machined, at least one plate seat disposed outside the axis of rotation on the base body and a cutting insert, which is inserted into the plate seat and held therein by at least one fastening means and which is provided with a coating, at least in the area of its cutting edge. In order to compensate for positional tolerances, according to this disclosure the plate seat comprises a positioning surface oriented toward the axis of rotation, and the cutting insert has a reference surface lying against the positioning surface and facing away from the axis of rotation, for radially determining the position of its cutting edge, wherein the coating is also applied to the reference surface.

A tangential cutting insert includes two opposing main surfaces having a triangular shape, three identical side surfaces extending between the main surfaces, and at least three identical and indexable major cutting edges formed at the intersection of at least one of the main surfaces and the three identical side surfaces. Each side surface includes three flat support surfaces recessed in relation to the major cutting edge and arranged one after another in a longitudinal direction of each side surface. A first flat support surface is disposed centrally in each side surface and forms the lowermost recessed support surface in relation to the major cutting edge. Second and third flat support surfaces are located on opposite sides of the first flat support surface and extend at an obtuse angle with the first flat support surface. A milling tool having a plurality of insert seats receiving the tangential cutting insert is provided.