CUTTING TOOL AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cutting tool having at least a partially molded body, and to provide a method of manufacturing the same.

SOLUTION: The cutting tool for performing cutting operations on a workpiece when the cutting tool is rotated about a central axis by a machine tool includes a generally cylindrical body disposed about the central axis. The generally cylindrical body includes a first end and an opposite second end. The cutting tool further includes a cutting portion and a mounting portion. The cutting portion is disposed at or about the first end of the generally cylindrical body and includes some of cutting edges engaged the workpiece during cutting operations. The mounting portion is disposed at or about the opposite second end of the generally cylindrical body and constituted to be coupled to the machine tool. At least a portion of the generally cylindrical body includes a molded portion formed via a molding process about the cutting portion in a manner that the cutting portion is coupled to the generally cylindrical body.

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