liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 5/10/06 at 08:24 AM |
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milling cutters querry
i have aquired a bunch of brand new milling cutters. There are 2 types 2 flute and 4 flute
can anyone confirm that the 2 flute ones are slot drils and the 4 flute ones are end mills?
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mitch2b
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| posted on 5/10/06 at 08:34 AM |
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Basically yes, the two slot ones will over lap on the bottom to enable you to plunge down and drill holes to, the four slots can only cut on there
sides, as the flutes dont overlap the centre on the base.
HTH
Mitch
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mcerd1
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| posted on 5/10/06 at 09:16 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mitch2b
Basically yes, the two slot ones will over lap on the bottom to enable you to plunge down and drill holes to, the four slots can only cut on there
sides, as the flutes dont overlap the centre on the base.
HTH
Mitch
If the ones with two don't overlap then they are end mills too
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 5/10/06 at 09:23 AM |
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thats not a straighforward question. I will post a comparison picture tonight to show why
cheers
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Hellfire
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| posted on 5/10/06 at 01:57 PM |
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If it has one or a number of cutting edge across it's centre it's a "Drill" either 2, 3, 4.
If it hasn't it's a "Mill" that are manufactured in 3 - 20 or more flutes... and are not for centre cutting/plunging.
Steve
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