M.A.Ford - Solid Carbide and HSS - High Performance Cutting Tools

M.A. Ford's family of standard carbide and HSS cutting tools encompasses thousands of products in 10 individual product lines. This includes on of the industry's most complete offerings of high precision hole-making tools, ranging from .0039-inch diameter circuit board drills to 3.0-inch diameter counter-sinks.
Product Categories include:
Carbide Drills
High Performance Carbide Drills
Carbide and H.S.S. Countersinks
Carbide Reamers
Carbide Boring Tools
High Performance Carbide End Mills
Carbide End Mills and Routers
Carbide Burs and Grinding Tools
Carbide Circuit Board Drills, Diamond Grind Routers and Miniature Tools(Miniature Boring Tools, End Mills, Burs, Drills and Reamers)
                                                                         Custom Tools

Diamond Grind Routers are designed specifically for routing printed circuit boards. these tools are available with a non-cutting safe end, or in four popular end-cutting styles.

Carbide Boring Tool
10mm Shank Solid Carbide
Standard Length
Series 330


Carbide Boring Tool
10mm Shank Solid Carbide
Stub Length
Series 330S



Solid Carbide Boring Tool
Stub Length
Extra Rigid
Series 310S

TruSize ® Solid Carbide Reamers
High Precision Hole Finishes
Available in a wide range of sizes for virtually all materials, including cast iron, aluminium, stainless steel, exotic alloys, plastics and other non-ferrous materials.
Standard and Metric

Solid carbide reamers will generally produce high precision holes in all materials and particularly in materials 40Rc and higher. Effective chatter-free application of carbide reamers requires a rigid machining setup, a properly maintained machine tool, and precise alignment with the hole to be finished.





M.A.Ford Twister XD Extreme Drilling
High performance drilling with extended tool life.
Features:
Advanced "Active Cut" Geometric Design
Refined Critical Cut Zone Characteristics
High Efficiency Flute Profile
State-of -the-Art Proprietary Coating
Stable Low-Thrust Point Form
Coolant-Fed or Solid
Diameter Range .5mm to 20.0mm
Stub (3x), Regular (5x), and Long Flute Lengths(7x+)
Engineered and Produced in the USA

Benefits:
Extended Tool Life
Elevated Metal Removal Rates(MRR)
Lower cost oer hole
Improved Hole/Part Quality
Increased Tool Reliability
Factory Trained Network of Application & Technical Specialists
Factory Reconditioning Service
Ideal Platform for Modification or an Engineered "Special" Tool
Compatibility to a Wide Range of Standard Tool holder Systems







M.A.Ford TuffCut® XR
Use roughing Speeds and Achieve your Finishing Needs
Features:
Unique M.A. Ford Heli-Pitch Geometry
Proprietary Carbide Substrate
Eccentric Primary Relief Angle
ALtima® Coating
Benfits:
Higher Feeds and Speeds for Increased Productivity. reduced Vibration Harmonics
Maintains Cutting Edge Strength and Sharpness for Improved Tool Life
Strong Cutting Edges Allowing for Increased Depths of Cut at elevated Cutting Data
Stat-of-the-Art ALtima® (AItiN) PVD Coating for Superior Tool Life in Virtually All Materials.





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