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Hydraulic chucks are an excellent choice for high accuracy applications due to their ability to maintain runout accuracy over an extended period of time.

Customers often get caught in a price war between cutting tool suppliers by attempting to reduce their total upfront investment in tooling.

Selecting the appropriate pilot drill is critical to maximize performance and tool life of a succeeding deep hole or micro drill.

Reducing the L:D ratio provides an improvement in speed which then provides longer tool life, better surface finish and size control of the bore.

When it comes to boring operations, learn when to use a ground chip-breaker vs. a molded chip-breaker.

Some customers utilize twin cutter boring heads only as semi-finish tools.

Adjusting screws are not just a simple set screw. They are a screw with a purpose—three actually.

The is no general rule to cutting tool shank insertion as a multiplier for shank diameter. All tool holder types have different requirements.

Cleanliness is key to achieving good runout control when assembling tool holders. Small particles or oil in a tool holder can cause large runout of the cutting tool, deceasing tool life and performance.

When using a mechanical milling chuck that implements a needle bearing cage the correct clamping position will vary.

Proper clamping techniques will ensure the proper operation of all mechanical milling chucks.

Sometimes our customers see our tool holder catalog numbers and ask us, "What is BBT and BCV?" Great question!

Remember to replace your spindle cleaners on a regular basis so that you aren't using worn out cleaners.

Coated carbide micro deep hole drills manufactured by SPHINX Tools can reliably create wire EDM starter holes up to 5x faster than traditional wire erosion techniques.

When using a high-performance drill, we do not recommend turning on coolant until the drill is inside a 1-2xD deep pilot hole.