Somma Tool Co. - Insert Type Information

Important questions to ask BEFORE you purchase insert type form tools. We know that making the decision to move from conventional HSS, or brazed carbide, form tools to insert type form tools is difficult. To try to make your job easier, we have listed the following questions to ask your potential insert type form tool suppliers. NOTE: If you are presently making your own form tools, or having them made by a local form tool shop, make sure that you will not be forced to stop this and become solely dependent on the insert supplier! Somma Tool will sell you the blanks as well the Anvil spacers that you can EDM to your form. We offer EDM fixtures for holding multiple inserts at the proper clearance angles.
Question	Somma Tool Co.	Company "B"
What is the cost of a standard insert holder?	$85 - $105	________
Does the supplier offer a trial with a full 30-Day Money Back Guarantee on both the holder and formed inserts?	YES!	________
Can you purchase both carbide and H.S.S. inserts?	YES!	________
Can you use the standard holder for different jobs?	YES!	________
What is the cost of a formed carbide insert?	As low as $33.00	________
What is the cost of a formed 76PM H.S.S. insert?	As low as $32.00	________
What is the standard delivery for formed inserts?	3 – 8 Days (Sooner if necessary)	________
Can you purchase insert blanks from stock so that you can EDM them yourself or have them done by your regular form tool shop?	YES!	________
If yes: Carbide Insert Blank: cost/delivery?	$21.00/In Stock!	________
76PM H.S.S. Insert Blank: cost/delivery?	$20.00/In Stock!	________
Can you purchase backup anvil blanks so that you can EDM them yourself or have them done by your regular form tool shop?	YES!	________
If yes: What is their cost/delivery?	$25.00/In Stock!	________
Can you use the same formed insert on different (i.e. Dav., Acme, NB, B&S, etc.) type machines?	YES!	________
Can you use Datum Point Technology?	YES!	________
If yes: What is range of width of form?	1-1/4”	________
What is range of depth of cut?	1/2” (1” on Dia.)	________
What is the cost of anvil/spacer?	As low as $41.50	________
Somma Tool Company Inc., 109 Scott Road, Waterbury, CT, 06705, USA Telephone: [203] 753-2114 Fax: [203] 756-5489 Customer Service#: [203] 753-2114 www.sommatool.com sales@sommatool.com