R - Round
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S - Square
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T - Triangle
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P - Pentagon
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D - Diamond 55°
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C - Diamond 80°
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O - Octagon
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H - Hexagon
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L - Rectangle
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M- Diamond 86°
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A - Parallelogram 85°
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B - Parallelogram 82°
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E - Parallelogram 55°
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F - Parallelogram 70°
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V - Diamond 35°
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N - 0°
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A - 3°
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B - 5°
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C - 7°
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P - 11°
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D - 15°
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E - 20°
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F - 25°
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G - 30°
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Cutting
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Point
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Thickness
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A
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± .0002
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± .001
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B
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± .0002
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± .005
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C
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± .0005
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± .001
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D
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± .0005
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± .005
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E
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± .001
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± .001
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G
|
± .001
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± .005
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**M
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± .002 to
± 005
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± .005
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**U
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± .005 to
±.021
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± .005
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**Exact tolerance to be
determined by size of insert.
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A - With hole
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B - With hole and one countersink
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C - With hole and two countersink
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F - Clamp-on type with chipbreaker
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G - With hole and
chipbreaker
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H - With hole, one countersink and
chipbreaker
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J - With hole, two countersink and
chipbreaker
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Size 1/4" and
over use - Number of
1/8ths in size
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For Rectangular
and Parallelogram
use two digits;
number of 1/8ths in width and 1/4ths in length
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Size 1/4" and
over use -
Number of 1/16ths in thickness |
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0
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sharp corner
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1
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1/64 radius
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2
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1/32 radius
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3
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3/64 radius
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4
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1/16 radius
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6
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3/32 radius
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8
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1/8 radius
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A
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Square insert
with 45° chamfer
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A - Ground all over - light honed
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B- Ground all over - heavy honed
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C - Ground top and bottom only - light honed
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D - Ground top and bottom only - heavy honed
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E - Unground insert- honed
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F - Unground insert - not honed
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T - chamfer- cutting edge
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