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Roll-a-Finish Selection and Operation Guide

Roll-a-Finish Selection and Operation Guide
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Roll-a-Finish Selection and Operation Guide

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Overview: Cogsdill Roll-a-Finish tools offer a fast, clean, and cost-effective method for sizing and finishing metal parts with precision. These tools are versatile, suitable for various configurations and materials, and can achieve surface finishes as fine as 2 micro-inches. Roller burnishing also enhances wear resistance and extends part life by work-hardening the surface.
Product Range: The product line includes CX® External Roller Burnishing Machines, Diamond Burnishing Tools, Bearingizing Tools, and Universal Burnishing Tools, supported by extensive application engineering and custom tool design expertise.
Process Advantages: Roller burnishing improves surface finish (as fine as 2 to 4 microinch Ra), enhances size control (tolerances within .0005 inch), increases surface hardness (up to 10% or more), and improves fatigue life (up to 300% or better). It also reduces friction, noise, and corrosion resistance, eliminates tool marks, and offers faster production at lower costs.
Technical Specifications: Detailed specifications for Roll-a-Finish tools include diameter ranges and tool numbers for different styles and configurations. Tools are adjustable in increments of .0001 inch and available for a wide range of diameters.
Specialized Tools: Bearingizing Tools combine roller burnishing with peening action, suitable for parts with thin walls or irregular wall thicknesses, delivering up to 200,000 rapid-fire blows per minute for a smooth, hardened finish.
Tool Specifications:
  • Bearingizing Tools: Suitable for through-hole, semi-bottoming, or bottoming applications, with nominal sizes from .188 to 1.250 inches and tolerances as close as ±.0001 inch.
  • Roll-a-Finish Tools: Known for a wide adjustment range of .040 inch and ease of adjustment, achieving tolerances of ±.00025 inch.
Applications and Advantages:
  • Bearingizing tools are ideal for applications requiring very tight tolerances, reducing springback in the work surface material.
  • Roll-a-Finish tools are preferred when Bearingizing conditions are not met, due to their adjustability and ease of use.
  • Bearingizing increases surface hardness by 10 to 30%, while Roll-a-Finish increases it by 5 to 10%.
Tool Adjustment and Maintenance:
  • Bearingizing tools are adjusted by changing rolls, available in increments of .0001 inch.
  • Proper lubrication and cleaning are essential for maintaining tool performance and longevity.
Ordering and Selection:
  • Tools are selected based on the build-up required for the part and material, involving specifying tool size, roll diameter, and tool style.
Operation and Material Compatibility: Suitable for ductile or malleable materials, including steel, stainless steel, cast iron, aluminum, and brass. Proper part preparation is crucial for precise results.
Speed and Feed Recommendations: Feed rate should be rapid, between 150-250 inches per minute, to ensure optimal tool life.
Tool Maintenance and Returns: Tools can be returned to Cogsdill for inspection and reconditioning. Contact the Returns Department for a Return Material Authorization Number.
Interchangeability: Mandrel and race assemblies are interchangeable within specified ranges. Standard Roll-a-Finish tools can switch from through-hole to bottoming by changing the cage and rolls.
Roller Burnishing Parameters: Specifications include diameter, RPM, and feed per revolution for various sizes, emphasizing the importance of exceeding the maximum feed rate to prevent roll collapse.
Troubleshooting Guide: Common issues such as scratches, flaking, spiral marks, and size discrepancies are addressed with potential causes and solutions.
Special Applications and Tool Designs: Cogsdill offers specialized tools for various configurations, including internal and external tapers, flat surfaces, and spherical surfaces, providing custom solutions for unique part configurations.
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Roll-a-Finish Selection and Operation Guide-1

Roller burnishing overview Cogsdill Roll-a-Finish tools offer you a fast, clean, and economical method of sizing and finishing metal parts to exacting specifications. The tools can be operated on any spindle. Parts of virtually any configuration and material are accurately sized within “tenths,” with surface finishes as fine as 2 micro-inches (0.05 micrometers)... in seconds! An additional benefit: roller burnishing work hardens the part surface, producing a dense, compacted, wear-resistant surface for longer part life. Parts are improved, with faster production, and at a lower cost. size finish work harden in seconds! 2

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Roll-a-Finish Selection and Operation Guide-2

Burnishing TOOLS & MACHINES Universal Burnishing Tools Bearingizing Tools Turning-Holder Style Boring-Bar Style External Roll-a-Finish® Tools CX® External Roller Burnishing Machines Internal Roll-a-Finish® Tools We are pleased to offer the widest array of standard burnishing products in the industry, supported by the broadest range of experience in application engineering and custom tool design. Let us provide you with burnishing solutions to meet your sizing and finishing needs, with Diamond Burnishing Tools faster production and at a lower cost. COGSDILL TOOL PRODUCTS, INC. Burnishing products...

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Roll-a-Finish Selection and Operation Guide-3

roll • er burn • i • shing defined Roller burnishing overview Roller burnishing is a surface finishing technique in which hardened, highly polished steel rollers are brought into pressure contact with a softer piece part. As the pressure generated through the rollers exceeds the yield point of the piece-part material, the surface is plastically deformed by cold flowing of subsurface material. The result is a mirror-like finish and a tough, work-hardened surface with load-carrying characteristics which make the burnished surface superior to finishes obtained by abrasive metal-removal methods....

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diamond CX external roller burnishing machines burnishing ■ Inside diameters (holes) ■ Outside diameters (shafts) ■ Flat surfaces ■ Tapers ■ Spherical surfaces and contours ■ Fillets (radii at shoulders) Standard Roll-a-Finish tools are available from stock for inside diameters from .187 to 4.000 inches (4.75 to 101.6mm), and for outside diameters from .062 to 2.000 inches (1.57 to 50.8mm). The tools are easily adjustable over a typical range of up to .040 inch (1.02mm). Special designs are available for larger and smaller diameters, and for tapers, faces, contours, and virtually any part configuration....

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Roll-a-Finish Selection and Operation Guide-5

Cogsdill Tool Products, Inc. SR Series Internal Roll-a-Finish® tools Our premier line of internal Roll-a-Finish® tools, designed to suit all applications. Ideal for applications where tool length is restricted by tool changers, turrets, etc. Offered in three styles: ■ Through-hole style with nohelix cage (machine-feeding) ■ Through-hole style with helix cage (self-feeding) ■ Bottoming-style for blind hole, with no-helix cage (machinefeeding) ... with up to four ■ ThroughHole (No Helix) work lengths: Two inch (SR) Four inch (SR-4) ■ Six inch (SR-6) ■ Eight inch (SR-8) ... and available from stock:...

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Cogsdill Tool Products, Inc. U series Internal Roll-a-Finish® tools For hole diameters from 2.500 to 4.000 inches (63.5 to 101.6mm). Work length is unlimited; extension adapters can be used to increase work length. Offered in two styles: ■ Through-hole style with helix cage (self-feeding) ■ Bottoming-style for blind hole, with no-helix cage (machinefeeding) ... and available ThroughHole (Helix) from stock. Note: Also available from stock in through-hole, no-helix style. 12 Bottoming (No Helix)

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Cogsdill Tool Products, Inc. Bearingizing tools The Bearingizing Tool combines roller burnishing with peening action. As the tool is rotated at a high speed the rolls spin, rise, and fall over a cammed arbor, delivering up to 200,000 rapid fire blows per minute to the work surface. The peaks and valleys of the machined surface are compacted into a smooth, hardened, and ultrafine The Bearingizer may be the tool of choice where the following conditions exist: ■ Parts with thin walls — Bearingizing eliminates barrel-shaping of the part. ■ surface finish. Parts with irregular wall thicknesses — the...

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Bearingizing tools Selection & ordering information To select a tool for the part and material to be Bearingized, determine the proper tool build-up. The build-up is the effective tool diameter required to produce a certain size in a given material. It is measured with the rolls diametrically opposed on the high surfaces of the cam. The build-up is equal to the maximum finished hole diameter plus a spring-back allowance — see chart. The maximum diameter (high side of tolerance) is used to allow for tool wear and still maintain part size within tolerance limits. Cam diameter Build up diameter...

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Bearingizing tools Operation & maintenance Machines Any machine capable of rotating the tool — e.g. drill press, speed lathe, or turret lathe — may be used. Material Any ductile or malleable material — powdered, laminated, cast, forged, extruded, sintered or hardened (maximum Rc 38) can be bearingized. Steel, stainless, alloy, cast iron, aluminum, copper and brass are examples. Procedure Proper part preparation is essential in order to obtain precise results. Cogsdill will recommend the surface preparation and amount of stock to leave for Bearingizing, but some trials may be required to determine...

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Cogsdill Tool Products, Inc. External Roll-a-Finish® tools AEX series For burnishing the outside diameter of cylindrical parts, such as shafts rotating in bushings or bearings. Provides an ideal surface for grease and oil seals. AEX-1 Available from stock for nominal diameters from .062 to 2.000 inches (1.57 to 50.8mm) Offered in three ■ styles: AEX-1, with a smaller body diameter and shorter overall length suitable for screw machines and automatics. All AEX-1 tools are bottoming-style, designed for machine-feed. Available for nominal diameters from .062 to .625 inch (1.57 to 15.88mm). ■ AEX-2,...

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