Form Tool Calculation Program
Form Tool Design Manual
FEATURES
- Leads you through problems.
- Eliminates long, complicated manual calculations.
- Eliminates corrected diameter tables, charts, graphs, trig tables, and square root calculations.
- Calculates any Circular Form Tool - regardless of Diameter, Offset or Top Rake.
- Calculates any Flat Type Form Tool - regardless of Front Clearance Angle or Top Rake.
- Can print out answers for a permanent record.
FOR RESHARPENABLE QUICK CHANGE FORM TOOL INSERTS
All you need to do is enter:• Front Clearance Angle = 12º
• Top Rake Angle = 5º
• Base Diameter of Part =
Then as you enter each part diameter, the program calculates the corrected step difference.
FOR RESHARPENABLE QUICK CHANGE SHAVE TOOL INSERTS
All you need to do is enter:• Front Clearance Angle = 0º
• Top Rake Angle = 0º
• Base Diameter of Part = .000",.125" or .500" depending on holder being used
Then as you enter each part diameter, the program calculates the corrected step difference.
FOR CIRCULAR FORM TOOLS
All you need to do is enter:• Tool Diameter ---
• Tool Offset Distance---
• Top Rake Angle---
• Base Diameter of Part---
Then as you enter each part diameter, the program calculates tool diameter and step difference.
FOR FLAT TYPE FORM TOOLS
All you need to do is enter:• Front Clearance Angle ---
• Top Rake Angle---
• Base Diameter of Part---
Then as you enter each part diameter, the program calculates the corrected step difference.
FOR RADIUS PROBLEMS
All you need to do is enter:• Enter any two of the three dimensions of a chord.
The program will calculate the third dimension.
FOR TRIANGLE PROBLEMS
All you need to do is enter:• Any two of the four dimensions of a right angle triangle.
The program will calculate the remaining two dimensions.
Form Tool Design Manual
THE SOMMA FORM TOOL DESIGN MANUAL ANSWERS ALL THE QUESTIONS YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT FORM TOOL DESIGNING
- CHECKLIST
- DRAWING
- CALCULATING
- DIMENSIONING
- HELPFUL IDEAS
- USEFUL TABLES
- SELECTION TOOL MATERIAL
- FORM TOOL GEOMETRY