A line of pipe bevelling tools featuring cutter blades that incorporate a radical chip breaker to draw heat away from the surface and do not need cutting oils is available from ESCO Tool of Holliston, Massachusetts.
ESCO MILLHOG Cutter Blades are designed to produce clean, weldable end preps without using cutting oils. Featuring heat-dissipative cutter blades that incorporate a radical chip breaker to draw heat away from the surface to prevent work hardening and extend blade life, these tools produce clean, consistent end preps. Suitable for end-prepping hard alloys including Super Duplex stainless steel and P-91 on tubes and pipes with outer diameters up to 36”, ESCO MILLHOG Cutter Blades are made from T-15 tool steel and are TiN coated. Designed to fit into their EscoLockTM wedge-style rigid blade lock system, these blades are available with any angle of prep from 37-1/2° to 10° and compound bevels.