Patent ID: 6345942
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: B23B,B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for using a rotary cutting machine at enhanced speed, the method comprising the steps of:a) attaching a cutting tool to a tool holder, the cutting tool having an elongate non-apertured shank having proximal and distal ends, the proximal end being received within the tool holder and the distal end having a cutting head formed thereon, a neck being formed intermediate the proximal and distal ends of the shank; b) rotating the tool holder with a rotary cutting machine to which the tool holder is attached; and c) mitigating vibration of the cutting tool with a dampening member non-adheredly disposed only about the neck thereof so as to facilitate use of the cutting machine at enhance speed, said dampening member fabricated of a dampening material and compressed between the neck only and an exterior cover disposed over the dampening material.