Straddle Cutting Tool 

The straddle cutting unit is used for machining a pair of parallel surfaces on a rotating work piece in a single cut as the tool is advanced over the work piece.The unit uses a pair of cutting tools on opposite sides of the cutting position of the Work piece. One of the cutting tools is movable toward one face of the work piece for a cutting motion and then retracted by a pneumatic cylinder to eliminate “drag” marks on the work piece.

The straddle unit is adjustable from 0—40mm with standard tools.

Lower jaw movement is 1.0mm

Customer to supply thru the turret 60—80 psi.

Mounting to the turret is custom to the machine type and will be designed to provide optimum performance.