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Single Point Cutting Tool: FAQs

A cutting tool in Mechanical Engineering is a tool used to cut or remove any other material by application of force. Where Single Point Cutting Tool removes chip or cuts the material from work-piece by means of single-point or edge attached with shank.

The meaning of relief is clearance. So, the relief angle having another name is Clearance Angle.


#. End Relief Angle - End relief angle is defined as the angle between minor flank or minor cutting face and perpendicular line to the base that makes the right angle with a flank. Therefore, it avoids rubbing with the workpiece against the tool in a lateral direction.

#. Side Relief AngleSide relief angle is defined as the angle between the Major flank or major cutting face and perpendicular plane to the base that makes a right angle with the side. It also avoids rubbing with the workpiece against the same as End relief angle but in a longitudinal direction

In industries most widely examples of single-point cutting tools are turning tool, boring tool, shaping tool, planning and slotting tool.

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