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Tools Hub
Seventy-five tools in one place. The live ones work now; the charted ones arrive section by section, each embedded in the page it belongs to.
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ISO 1832 insert code decoder
Type CNMG 120408 and read every position: shape, clearance, tolerance, hole, size, thickness, radius.
ISO 5608 toolholder code decoder
Type PCLNR 2525 M12 and read every position: clamping, insert, style and entering angle, hand, shank, length — with the holder drawn at work.
Turning calculator
Speed, spindle, feed, depth, removal rate, force, power, torque and cycle time, all linked.
Milling calculator (with chip thinning)
Table feed, removal rate, power and torque, plus the real chip thickness when the cutter is only partly engaged.
Drilling calculator
Spindle speed, penetration rate, removal rate, power and torque for a two-lip drill, with drilling time.
Tap drill and metric thread dimensions
Tap drill for every metric thread, checked against the 6H limits, with pitch diameter, minor diameters and stress area.
Theoretical roughness Ra / Rz
Feed and nose radius become a drawn profile and a number you can compare with the drawing.
ISO 286 fit calculator (H7/g6)
Deviations, limits of size and clearance or interference for any hole/shaft pair up to 500 mm, drawn to scale.
Climb vs conventional milling
Watch the chip go thick-to-thin or thin-to-thick as you change the radial engagement, and see where the forces point.
Micrometer reading simulator
Learn it step by step, then read ten random parts: metric and inch, every frame up to 125 mm, both sleeve numberings.
The full list
Decoder 7
| # | Tool | Section | Priority | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISO 1832 insert code decoder | 04 Cutting Tools | 1 | Live |
| 2 | ISO 5608 toolholder code decoder | 04 Cutting Tools | 1 | Live |
| 3 | ISO 5611 boring bar code decoder | 04 Cutting Tools | 2 | Charted |
| 4 | Grinding wheel code decoder (ISO 525) | 04 Cutting Tools | 2 | Charted |
| 5 | Surface texture symbol decoder | 11 Drawings & Tolerances | 2 | Charted |
| 6 | Material name decoder and equivalents | 06 Materials | 1 | Charted |
| 7 | G-code translator (Fanuc / Siemens / Heidenhain) | 09 CNC Programming & CAM | 2 | Charted |
Calculator 36
| # | Tool | Section | Priority | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Turning calculator | 07 Cutting Data | 1 | Live |
| 9 | Milling calculator (with chip thinning) | 07 Cutting Data | 1 | Live |
| 10 | Drilling calculator | 07 Cutting Data | 1 | Live |
| 11 | Tap drill and metric thread dimensions | 07 Cutting Data | 1 | Live |
| 12 | Thread calculator (metric, inch, pipe, trapezoidal) | 07 Cutting Data | 1 | Charted |
| 13 | Cutting force and power (Kienzle) | 01 Fundamentals | 2 | Charted |
| 14 | Taylor tool life and optimum speed | 01 Fundamentals | 2 | Charted |
| 15 | Theoretical roughness Ra / Rz | 07 Cutting Data | 1 | Live |
| 16 | Ball-nose scallop and stepover | 07 Cutting Data | 2 | Charted |
| 17 | Effective diameter and true cutting speed | 07 Cutting Data | 2 | Charted |
| 18 | Taper calculator | 07 Cutting Data | 2 | Charted |
| 19 | Dividing head and angle division | 07 Cutting Data | 3 | Charted |
| 20 | Sine bar and gauge block stack | 07 Cutting Data | 3 | Charted |
| 21 | Three-wire thread measurement | 07 Cutting Data | 2 | Charted |
| 22 | Unit converter (SFM, IPT, HP) | 07 Cutting Data | 1 | Charted |
| 23 | Removed volume and part weight | 07 Cutting Data | 2 | Charted |
| 24 | Cycle time and part cost | 13 Production & Economics | 2 | Charted |
| 25 | ISO 286 fit calculator (H7/g6) | 11 Drawings & Tolerances | 1 | Live |
| 26 | Tolerance lookup (size + code → deviations) | 11 Drawings & Tolerances | 1 | Live |
| 27 | Tolerance stack-up | 11 Drawings & Tolerances | 3 | Charted |
| 28 | Hardness conversion (HB / HRC / HV / HRB) | 06 Materials | 1 | Charted |
| 29 | Bolt tightening torque | 11 Drawings & Tolerances | 2 | Charted |
| 30 | Measurement uncertainty | 10 Metrology & Quality | 3 | Charted |
| 31 | Thermal correction to 20 °C | 10 Metrology & Quality | 3 | Charted |
| 32 | SPC charts and Cp / Cpk | 10 Metrology & Quality | 2 | Charted |
| 33 | Gage R&R | 10 Metrology & Quality | 3 | Charted |
| 34 | Machine-hour rate and quotation | 13 Production & Economics | 2 | Charted |
| 35 | OEE | 13 Production & Economics | 3 | Charted |
| 36 | Chuck clamping force and loss at speed | 05 Workholding & Toolholding | 3 | Charted |
| 37 | Holder balance grade G | 05 Workholding & Toolholding | 3 | Charted |
| 38 | Emulsion concentration | 08 Coolant & Lubrication | 3 | Charted |
| 39 | Saw tooth pitch | 02 Processes | 3 | Charted |
| 40 | Gear calculator (module, span measurement) | 02 Processes | 2 | Charted |
| 41 | MMC bonus tolerance and true position | 11 Drawings & Tolerances | 2 | Charted |
| 42 | Printable speed-and-feed card for the machine | 07 Cutting Data | 2 | Charted |
| 43 | Shaft deflection and steady-rest need | 02 Processes | 3 | Charted |
Simulator 12
| # | Tool | Section | Priority | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Abbott-Firestone / Rk simulator | 10 Metrology & Quality | 1 | Under review |
| 45 | Theoretical surface profile (nose radius × feed) | 01 Fundamentals | 1 | Live |
| 46 | Orthogonal cutting and Merchant circle | 01 Fundamentals | 2 | Charted |
| 47 | Stability lobe diagram | 01 Fundamentals | 3 | Charted |
| 48 | Climb vs conventional milling | 02 Processes | 2 | Live |
| 49 | Chip thinning (radial and axial) | 02 Processes | 2 | Charted |
| 50 | G-code simulator (write, see the toolpath) | 09 CNC Programming & CAM | 2 | Charted |
| 51 | Canned cycle animations (G81–G89, G70–G76) | 09 CNC Programming & CAM | 2 | Charted |
| 52 | Iron–carbon diagram | 06 Materials | 3 | Charted |
| 53 | Surface texture filtering (λc) | 10 Metrology & Quality | 2 | Charted |
| 54 | Machining history timeline | 16 History | 3 | Charted |
| 75 | Micrometer reading simulator | 10 Metrology & Quality | 1 | Live |
Diagnostic wizard 8
| # | Tool | Section | Priority | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Surface defect diagnostic wizard | 12 Troubleshooting | 2 | Charted |
| 56 | Tool wear diagnostic wizard | 04 Cutting Tools | 1 | Charted |
| 57 | Chatter diagnostic wizard | 12 Troubleshooting | 2 | Charted |
| 58 | Hole defect diagnostic wizard | 12 Troubleshooting | 2 | Charted |
| 59 | Tool material and coating selector | 04 Cutting Tools | 2 | Charted |
| 60 | Hole-making method selector | 02 Processes | 2 | Charted |
| 61 | Machine selection guide | 03 Machines | 3 | Charted |
| 62 | Cutting fluid selector | 08 Coolant & Lubrication | 3 | Charted |
3D model 9
| # | Tool | Section | Priority | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 13 lathe operations on one bar | 02 Processes | 1 | Charted |
| 64 | Three ways to make a hole | 02 Processes | 1 | Charted |
| 65 | Tool angles (rake, clearance, approach) | 04 Cutting Tools | 1 | Charted |
| 66 | Wear types gallery | 01 Fundamentals | 1 | Charted |
| 67 | GD&T tolerance zones (14 symbols) | 11 Drawings & Tolerances | 2 | Charted |
| 68 | Plateau-honed bore section and cross-hatch | 02 Processes | 1 | Charted |
| 69 | Caliper and micrometer | 10 Metrology & Quality | 2 | Charted |
| 70 | Five-axis kinematics | 03 Machines | 3 | Charted |
| 71 | Chuck and vice types | 05 Workholding & Toolholding | 3 | Charted |
Data tool 3
| # | Tool | Section | Priority | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Bore sealing-surface analysis | 10 Metrology & Quality | 2 | Under review |
| 73 | Steel equivalents table | 06 Materials | 1 | Charted |
| 74 | Cutting data tables | 07 Cutting Data | 1 | Charted |