How to manage the sky-rocketing cost of fixed-pocket carbide shank boring bars?  

Given the ASTRONOMICAL increase in the cost of fixed-pocket carbide boring bars (price has doubled in the last 12 months), there has never been a more compelling reason to switch to VersaBar. When the parts your shop machines require using rigid shanks, but the price of the bar has doubled, what do you do? How do you absorb that increase? And what happens when the pocket wears (prematurely) and then crashes? Big money. How does your shop contain tooling costs so you can continue to remain competitive compared to the shop next door? The answer is simple.  

When it comes to rigid shank boring bars, VersaBar is the economical choice. 

Why equip your CNC turning centers with VersaBar? 

Advantage One: A fixed-pocket shank (with dedicated pocket) accepts only one insert style. This limitation greatly reduces the usefulness of your expensive investment. VersaBar shanks are modular and accept an array of popular style interchangeable heads. RH or LH heads mount to the same shank. Shanks are available in a variety of lengths, coolant and non-coolant fed. Simply choose the head you need for your particular application. 

Advantage Two: In the event of a worn pocket (or pocket crash), the operator simply (and quickly) installs the backup head, leaving the shank in the turret, preserving machine offsets. Think of a Nascar race car and a pit stop. Reduced down-time means greater run-time. Time is money. The savings from reduction in down-time provides a quick return on your initial investment. And after that, VersaBar keeps churning $$$$ profit day in and day out. It's truly a no brainer. 

Advantage Three: Unlike fixed-pocket bars, VersaBar heads are heat treated. Their useful life can easily be double the life (or more) of a fixed-pocket bar with a soft pocket (brazing process anneals pocket hardness). VersaBar heads are durable and resist deformation, insuring the delicate insert is secure while in the cut. A soft pocket deforms prematurely so the insert is no longer secure. A "loose" pocket is problematic in several ways. Insert shifting causes the insert to chip, which results in size and finish variation (possibly a scrapped part). A loose pocket means more insert indexing (down-time) and more inserts. A loose pocket ultimately causes catastrophic failure (a pocket crash). Now the fixed-pocket shank must be removed from the turret (down-time). And if no replacement is immediately available? The setup may be lost as the machine is re-setup to run a different part (down-time). All this lost production equals lost profit.

Advantage Four: A HUGE advantage in equipping your CNC's with VersaBar is ToolSaver's exclusive retrofit/remanufacture program. Any crashed fixed-pocket (carbide or heavy metal shank) can be retrofitted to VersaBar. Moreover, any shank (rod) of sufficient length can be repurposed, including long end mills with short flutes. Any worn VersaBar shank can be remanufactured with the VersaBar coupling. With the exception of breaking the shank in two, your VersaBar shank can enjoy an indefinite life. Should it break, if what remains is of useable length, it can become a stubby VersaBar (ideal for threading and grooving). So gather up your crashed shanks and let Tool$aver convert them to VersaBar at a fraction of new shank cost! This is how smart shops manage the ever increasing cost of tungsten powder. Let Tool$aver recycle your crashed shanks today and save thousands. 

In summary, VersaBar is a proven system utilized in both large and small shops for over 20 years. It is the economical replacement for high cost fixed-pocket carbide boring bars, including Iscar, Kennametal, Kyocera, Mitsubishi, Sandvik, Seco, Sumitomo, Tungaloy, UltraDex, and Walter. VersaBar heads are identical (dimensionally) to ANSI fixed-pocket bars (lead angle, rake, minimum bore) thus requiring no program alterations. Simply mount the VersaBar shank, establish tool offsets, and start making parts.    

What to do with your scrap carbide? 

Convert your scrap into $$$$ for new tools. Processing your scrap (inserts, end mills, drills) is an exciting addition to the services we offer at Tool$aver. We offer top dollar, and the value of your scrap can be credited toward the purchase of any Tool$aver product or service. Or if desired, TS can buy your scrap with a company check (to whomever designated) or make cash payment through Zelle. 

About Tool$aver

Tool$aver is a family owned business located in Dickinson, Texas (a suburb of Houston) that began in 1978. You can have confidence in our seasoned management team with more than a century of experience in designing and manufacturing all types of indexable tools. We understand how indexable tools work, which provides us the know-how to repair any crashed (or worn) indexable tool, at a fraction of replacement cost. Send ToolSaver your crashed tools and start saving money today!

Our experience in indexable tool manufacturing (including the development and manufacturing of VersaBar), combined with our state of the art CNC capabilities, make Tool$aver your one stop shop for carbide shank boring bars on eBay. Tool$aver's unique manufacturing process utilizes both new and repurposed carbide shanks. For example, a worn extended length 3/4” carbide end mill (with short flutes) can be repurposed into a new 3/4” boring bar. A broken boring bar (with qualified shank) can become a stubby boring bar. This concept is exclusive to Tool$aver and makes it possible for us to provide high quality at very competitive prices. Our mission is to make carbide shanks so cost effective every shop can go rigid!

Best of all, you buy with confidence knowing that every tool we manufacture, re-manufacture (repurpose), or repair is backed by Tool$aver's 100% customer satisfaction guarantee. 

High performance at a bargain price. That's the Tool$aver difference. 

Saving your tools and saving you $$$$ is our mission statement.   

Thank you for choosing us. You won't be disappointed.