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Best Practices to Maximise Tool Performance If you have questions or would like more detailed advice, please contact your Kennametal Sales Engineer.

- Never reuse retainers — ALWAYS use a new retainer with each new conical. - Replace worn-out, blunt, or dull conicals, and worn-out blocks immediately to decrease load on other machine parts. Benefits: • Increase productivity.

- Conicals must rotate freely in the block. If the conical is stuck, tap with brass or rubber mallet. When installing new tools, clean out the block bore to ensure conical rotates freely. Benefits: • Ensure uniform wear on conical. • Keep conical sharp.

- Use correct tools when installing conicals — either a Kennametal recommended tool or a brass or lead-filled rubber-coated mallet. Never use a steel hammer or strike tools with metal objects. Benefits: • Avoid shattering or damage to carbide tip.

- Maintain proper collar diameter of the conical. - Be sure blocks are welded at the original angle. Benefits: • Avoid damaging the block. • Incorrect block placement can result in excessive wear on the conical, block, or other machine parts.

- Maintain proper gage length of the conical. Too short of a gage length can affect the width of cut and cause excessive load on other machine components.

- Make sure conicals are retained properly in the block. Benefits: • Avoid safety hazards.

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