Thinbit by Kaiser Tool Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 80430
Fort Wayne, IN 46898

New THINBIT® GROOVE 'N TURN® Static O-Ring Grooves
THINBIT-®, manufactured by Kaiser Tool Company, announces an addition to the GROOVE 'N TURN-® line for machining Static O-Ring grooves. Available in OD and face grooving styles, the inserts feature a 7o included angle and are available in two grades of sub-micron carbide. Companion toolholders and a full range of coatings are available. These tools, along with the entire THINBIT-® line of...
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Custom Cutting Tools are designed to customer requirements.
FORM-A-GROOVE(TM) tooling consists of customized form tools capable of generating complex profiles in one plunge. Specifically, tools can consist of combinations of simple grooves or more complex combinations of grooves, arcs, angles, convex, and concave radii. They can be composed of stacks of individual inserts or one carbide block up to 2 in. wide. Available in 1 in. round and -½, -¾, and 1...
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Dovetail Grooving Inserts fit L series THINBIT® toolholders.
GROOVE 'N TURN-® dovetail grooving inserts are used to machine O-ring dovetail grooves with 66-
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Solid Carbide Tools offer small bore profiling.
Allowing customers to cut intricate ID forms, MICROBIT-® Tools provide small bore profiling and back turning down to 0.125 in. minimum bore. They are available in 1/8, 3/16, -¼, 5/16, 3/8, and -½ in. shank diameters with neck lengths of 0.375, 0.625, 0.750, 1.00, 1.250, and 1.750 in., respectively. All are offered with variety of coatings including TiN, TiCN, TiAIN, and Diamond.
Read More »Solid Carbide Tooling performs small-bore profiling.
THINBIT-® MICROBIT-® tools meet all small diameter tooling requirements, including ID or face grooving, boring/turning, and threading. With profiling capabilities down to 0.125 in. min bore, products let users cut intricate ID forms that require fine detail. Tools come in 1/8, 3/16, -¼, 5/16, 3/8, and -½ in. shank dia with respective neck lengths of 0.375, 0.625, 0.750, 1.00, 1.250, and 1.750...
Read More »Boring Bars and Inserts are designed for rigidity.
Suited for working with insertable boring bars in bores as small as .160 in., THINBIT-® MINI-BORE-® inserts are available in 2 grades of sub-micron grain carbide with TiN, TiCN, TiAlN, and Diamond coatings. MINI-BORE carbide triqon bars are designed for rigidity. They come in 3/16, -¼, and 3/8 in. dia for WCGT style .156, .187, and .250 in. IC inserts.
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Double-Ended Inserts come in 2 grades of sub-micron carbide.
Double-Ended Inserts are available in sizes of .020, .030, .040, .060, .080, and .125 in. Offering will be expanded to include insert sizes in .001 in. increments from .004-.150 in. and face grooving geometries with major diameters of .300, .750, and 1.250 in. along with high-speed steel inserts.
Read More »Tooholder System holds grooving inserts.
GROOVE'N TURN-® Toolholders can be used on conventional Swiss and CNC machines to hold grooving and face grooving inserts in sizes from .004-.155 in., as well as threading inserts. They are available in square shank sizes from 5/16-1-¼ in. with straight and 90-
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Inserts can be used for grooving, turning, and profiling.
MiniGROOVE 'N TURN-® inserts are configured so that one insert can be used for internal grooving, face grooving, profiling, or boring. Clamping system and built-in stop prevent slippage and rotation during axial or radial cuts. Available with sharp corners or corner radius, inserts come in groove width sizes of .004-.125 in. in .001 in. increments. They come in 2 sub-micron grain carbide grades:...
Read More »Toolholder holds inserts with cutting depths to .500 in.
GROOVE 'N TURN-® internal toolholder can be used on conventional, Swiss, and CNC machines to hold threading inserts and grooving inserts in sizes from .004-.155 in. It is available in -¾ and 1 in. dia, has 1 in. min bore, and holds inserts with cutting depths to .500 in.
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New THINBIT® GROOVE 'N TURN® Static O-Ring Grooves
THINBIT-®, manufactured by Kaiser Tool Company, announces an addition to the GROOVE 'N TURN-® line for machining Static O-Ring grooves. Available in OD and face grooving styles, the inserts feature a 7o included angle and are available in two grades of sub-micron carbide. Companion toolholders and a full range of coatings are available. These tools, along with the entire THINBIT-® line of...
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New THINBIT® Swiss Tool Flyer
THINBIT-®, manufactured by Kaiser Tool Company, announces a new flyer designed to help customers with Swiss Screw machines determine the correct tooling for their applications. A pictorial reference guides the user through the selection process of matching toolholders and inserts. The flyer is a companion to the 2008 catalog and available in print and online. These tools, along with the entire...
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Custom Cutting Tools are designed to customer requirements.
FORM-A-GROOVE(TM) tooling consists of customized form tools capable of generating complex profiles in one plunge. Specifically, tools can consist of combinations of simple grooves or more complex combinations of grooves, arcs, angles, convex, and concave radii. They can be composed of stacks of individual inserts or one carbide block up to 2 in. wide. Available in 1 in. round and -½, -¾, and 1...
Read More »
Dovetail Grooving Inserts fit L series THINBIT® toolholders.
GROOVE 'N TURN-® dovetail grooving inserts are used to machine O-ring dovetail grooves with 66-
Read More »
Solid Carbide Tools offer small bore profiling.
Allowing customers to cut intricate ID forms, MICROBIT-® Tools provide small bore profiling and back turning down to 0.125 in. minimum bore. They are available in 1/8, 3/16, -¼, 5/16, 3/8, and -½ in. shank diameters with neck lengths of 0.375, 0.625, 0.750, 1.00, 1.250, and 1.750 in., respectively. All are offered with variety of coatings including TiN, TiCN, TiAIN, and Diamond.
Read More »Solid Carbide Tooling performs small-bore profiling.
THINBIT-® MICROBIT-® tools meet all small diameter tooling requirements, including ID or face grooving, boring/turning, and threading. With profiling capabilities down to 0.125 in. min bore, products let users cut intricate ID forms that require fine detail. Tools come in 1/8, 3/16, -¼, 5/16, 3/8, and -½ in. shank dia with respective neck lengths of 0.375, 0.625, 0.750, 1.00, 1.250, and 1.750...
Read More »Boring Bars and Inserts are designed for rigidity.
Suited for working with insertable boring bars in bores as small as .160 in., THINBIT-® MINI-BORE-® inserts are available in 2 grades of sub-micron grain carbide with TiN, TiCN, TiAlN, and Diamond coatings. MINI-BORE carbide triqon bars are designed for rigidity. They come in 3/16, -¼, and 3/8 in. dia for WCGT style .156, .187, and .250 in. IC inserts.
Read More »
Double-Ended Inserts come in 2 grades of sub-micron carbide.
Double-Ended Inserts are available in sizes of .020, .030, .040, .060, .080, and .125 in. Offering will be expanded to include insert sizes in .001 in. increments from .004-.150 in. and face grooving geometries with major diameters of .300, .750, and 1.250 in. along with high-speed steel inserts.
Read More »Tooholder System holds grooving inserts.
GROOVE'N TURN-® Toolholders can be used on conventional Swiss and CNC machines to hold grooving and face grooving inserts in sizes from .004-.155 in., as well as threading inserts. They are available in square shank sizes from 5/16-1-¼ in. with straight and 90-
Read More »
Inserts can be used for grooving, turning, and profiling.
MiniGROOVE 'N TURN-® inserts are configured so that one insert can be used for internal grooving, face grooving, profiling, or boring. Clamping system and built-in stop prevent slippage and rotation during axial or radial cuts. Available with sharp corners or corner radius, inserts come in groove width sizes of .004-.125 in. in .001 in. increments. They come in 2 sub-micron grain carbide grades:...
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