Slater Tools Incorporated offers many types of forming tool holders. Of course your choice depends on your machine make, model, and size.

Our expert sales staff can offer assistance in choosing a particular spindle position for your tooling requirements.

Types of tool holders are as follows:

Forming with Slater Tools - Keep in mind every job has its own unique conditions, and each condition calls for a different type of form tool. To form at the tools full potential you need to familiarize yourself with several individual features of the application -shape of work, width and depth of cut, for rough forming or finishing operations, location of tool holder in relation to other tools in the set-up, type of material, speeds and feeds at which the work is done.

Circular - The circular form tool holders are especially suited for heavy roughing cuts. Highly efficient due to the ability to re-sharpen on the top - up to 270° of its circumference.

Dovetail - This vertical tool holder can be used with either a narrow or wide tool for roughing or finishing cuts. Most commonly used for straight shoulder work where a clearance angle has been ground on the tool. Generally popular because it adapts to several positions on the machine producing a variety of work.

Flat - Most useful for simple forming, grooving, facing, necking, and on work which does not require grinding a profile on the tool. Holds a clear advantage where a dovetail or circular tool holder would be less practical.