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Tube Weasel Battery Millhog End Prep Tool

January 01, 2014

January 2104 — A field-proven, right angle drive I.D. clamping pipe milling tool for performing welding end preps anywhere an air hose or electric cord is unavailable is being introduced by ESCO Tool.

The Tube Weasel Battery MILLHOG is a right angle drive I.D. clamping welding end prep tool that employs a wedge-style blade locking system and TiN coated cutter blades to perform clean, ready to weld, end preps without cutting oils. Now available with a rechargeable 18V Lithium Ion battery pack, this tool is ideal for use anywhere air or electricity is unavailable.

Featuring three clamps which fully contact the mandrel and expand inside the tube, the Tube Weasel Battery MILLHOG is suitable for milling tubing and pipe from ¾" I.D. to 3" O.D. and only requires a 3" radial clearance for boiler tube panel repairs. The battery is rechargeable using 120/220V and can be easily retrofit with existing pneumatic versions of the tool.

The Tube Weasel Battery MILLHOG is priced from $4,195.00 complete.

Related Glossary Terms

  • clearance

    clearance

    Space provided behind a tool’s land or relief to prevent rubbing and subsequent premature deterioration of the tool. See land; relief.

  • gang cutting ( milling)

    gang cutting ( milling)

    Machining with several cutters mounted on a single arbor, generally for simultaneous cutting.

  • mandrel

    mandrel

    Workholder for turning that fits inside hollow workpieces. Types available include expanding, pin and threaded.

  • milling

    milling

    Machining operation in which metal or other material is removed by applying power to a rotating cutter. In vertical milling, the cutting tool is mounted vertically on the spindle. In horizontal milling, the cutting tool is mounted horizontally, either directly on the spindle or on an arbor. Horizontal milling is further broken down into conventional milling, where the cutter rotates opposite the direction of feed, or “up” into the workpiece; and climb milling, where the cutter rotates in the direction of feed, or “down” into the workpiece. Milling operations include plane or surface milling, endmilling, facemilling, angle milling, form milling and profiling.

  • titanium nitride ( TiN)

    titanium nitride ( TiN)

    Added to titanium-carbide tooling to permit machining of hard metals at high speeds. Also used as a tool coating. See coated tools.