Hypertool Information

Our patented products have contributed significantly to the industry as a whole. We have developed a wealth of technical knowledge and experience over the past 50 years which we are glad to share with our customers. Please feel free to contact us with your gundrilling questions or problems...a simple phone call or e-mail is all it takes. We hope this site will be useful to you. We have included information about our products, as well as useful information on all aspects of gundrilling. This growing library of information is located in the Technical Help section of our website. Please check back often as it is being continuously updated. Hyper Tool and The Whip Guide Company share common ownership and are located in the same facility. This website includes complete information on the products of both companies. Why Choose Hyper Tool? What's different about Hyper Tool is that we are more than just skilled machinists and conscientious customer service people. We are engineers who understand the mechanics of metal cutting and the fundamentals of good tool design. We have learned, through theory and testing, how and why gundrills work, and what can be done to optimize their performance. Our state-of-the-art R&D laboratory, unique to the gundrilling industry, has enabled us to disprove many historical myths and misconceptions, while in the process of making a host of significant new discoveries. We have developed a library of mathematical models describing the interrelationships between each of the many parameters in the design of a gundrill. In our 50-plus year history, Hyper Tool has contributed more to the gundrilling industry than everyone else combined. For example, we patented the Gizmo® Gundrill Whip Guide in 1965. This breakthrough allowed significantly higher rpm with a commensurate increase in penetration rates. In 1971 we patented the Kidney Hole® tip design, which allows for up to 40% greater coolant flow. Our Threadlock Detachable Head Gundrill virtually eliminated tool change downtime, and our ...