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SL Sleeves are exclusive reduction straight collets designed for the Hi-Jet Holder Side Lock Type.

These tips are intended to give you a better understanding of what these products can do, how to best use them and how to get the most out of them.

Oct 2018

BIG DAISHOWA Introduces First Tooling Improvement for Swiss Lathes in 30 Years

BIG DAISHOWA introduces Hydraulic Chucks for Swiss Lathes, the first improvement to this technology in more than 30 years.

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New Product

Announcements

Dec 2015

Is BIG-PLUS An International Standard?

If you purchase cheap dual contact tooling after being told by a supplier that it will work just as good as the original you risk unsatisfactory performance.

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Tool Holders

Nov 2020

Creative Tooling Combinations Supercharge 5-axis Roughing

Five-axis roughing can be painstaking. Pairing the right holder with the right cutter can save serious time while cutting and when setting up -- and eliminate those pain points.

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Tool Holders

Cutting Tools

Mar 2020

Calculate length to diameter ratio for boring

Calculating Length-to-Diameter Ratio for Boring

Boring tool performance depends greatly on the Length-to-Diameter (L:D) Ratio of the application. While this is a straightforward calculation, the Length and Diameter values to be used may not be that clear.

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Boring Tools

How-To

Jan 2018

Effects of Five-Axis Automated Machining on Tooling

In a recently published article in Manufacturing Engineering, BIG KAISER contributes to the conversations of the evolution of five-axis machines.

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Cutting Tools

Tool Holders

Workholding

Jun 2014

Six in One Hand, Half Dozen in the Other

There’s more than one way to skin a CAT…or should we say HSK in this case.

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Tool Holders

N/C Lathe Tooling

Stationary straight shank tooling and set up accessories from small Swiss Type lathes up to large horizontal lathes with turrets.

Drilling

Our indexable drill options provide maximum rigidity and toughness and guarantee optimum cooling and chip evacuation.

ATC Alignment Tool

Cost reduction is achieved with the ATC Alignment Tool to ensure your machine tools, tool holders, and cutting tools are aligned to remain in good condition.

Jun 2015

A New Turnkey Solution for Precision Boring of an Enormous Range

We’re highlighting yet another new product this week that makes high performance and precision easier.

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Boring Tools

Back Boring

In some cases, simply modifying your boring head to a back boring tool is much faster than changing the workholding.

Rough Boring Heads SW Aluminum

Series 319 SW aluminum heads provide lightweight solutions without sacrificing performance. Combined with the CKN modular connection, they are ideal for long-reach applications where steel tools may exceed ATC weight/moment limits.

Rough Boring Heads TWN 315

Series 315 TWN twin cutter boring heads are designed for heavy duty rough boring and semi-finishing operations.