Cutting tool

摘要

A three bladed cutting tool (10) with a middle blade (16) provided between the other two blades (12,14). The middle blade (16) is pivotal relative to the other two blades (12,14). A thin ribbon of swarf (102) is removed from the sheet material (100) in a cutting operation. The cutting tool (10) discharges this swarf (102) from the cutting zone in a direction substantially transverse to the cutting direction. An angled cutting edge (68, 68') on the middle blade (16) directs the swarf (102) out through an opening (72) provided in at least one of the other two blades (12,14).