When turning 2mm-dia. and smaller parts on a Swiss-style machine, it only makes sense that the radius on the tool should be equally tiny. After all, you can't cut a 0.5mm bone screw with a TNMG-431 insert—the tool's nose radius is nearly as big as the part.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2012-03-15
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/zeroing-out-swiss/
Legacy path: /articles/zeroing-out-swiss