End Prep Tool eliminates hand grinding.
Press Release Summary:
Air-powered Ground MILLHOG® consists of right angle drive ID clamping end prep tool that fits into water wall boiler tube panels where one tube has been removed and there is 1½ in. radial clearance. Featuring push-pull clamp and release mechanism, tool produces clean, consistent end preps to help provide X-ray certifiable welds. Unit also employs wedge style blade locking system and uses TiN coated cutter blades for chatter-free operation.
Original Press Release:
End Prep Tool Eliminates Hand Grinding
An air-powered, right angle end prep tool for water wall boiler tubes that saves time and produces clean, consistent end preps to help provide X-ray certifiable welds is available from ESCO Tool of Medfield, Massachusetts.
The Esco "Ground" MILLHOG® is a right angle drive I.D. clamping end prep tool that easily fits into water wall boiler tube panels where one tube has been removed and there is only 1½" radial clearance. Featuring a push-pull clamp and release mechanism that disengages easily, this tool produces clean, consistent end preps without cutting oils to help provide X-ray certifiable welds without the need for time-consuming hand grinding.
Designed to work with alloyed materials and tubes with a high percentage of chrome, the Esco "Ground" MILLHOG® has a wedge style blade locking system and uses TiN coated cutter blades for chatter-free operation. Suitable for tubes from ½" I.D. to 2¼" O.D. with ½" thick walls, this tool has totally sealed construction and can be used in any orientation.
The Esco "Ground" MILLHOG® is priced at $3,495.00 and is available for rental at $140.00 per week (continental USA) with overnight shipment.
For more information contact:
ESCO Tool
A Unit of Esco Technologies, Inc.
Matthew Brennan, Marketing Director
50 Park St. / P.O. Box 530
Medfield, MA 02052
(800) 343-6926 FAX (508) 359-4145
e-mail: millhog@escotool.com
www.escotool.com