Milling Tools
The In-House Advantage
A shop that introduced its own product realizes the advantages of designing and machining a part under the same roof.
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Nesting Creates a Milling Challenge
This job shop uses remaining steel stock to hold a mated pair of aircraft parts.
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End Mill Designed for Difficult Materials
ATI Stellram’s XE solid carbide end mill is designed to slot and profile to higher radial and axial engagements, and run at higher surface speeds and feeds in difficult-to-machine materials.
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Chamfer Mills Offer Increased Versatility
Seco Tools’ Super Turbo chamfer mills are designed to increase metal removal rates while reducing production costs.
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Dapra high feed cutting 4140ph at 300-ipm.
(sponsored content) Video: High-Feed Cutting 4140PH at 300 IPM with RHINO-FEED Mid-Feed Shell Mill and Inserts from Dapra.
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Where More Flutes Make Sense
A tool with many flutes can be effective for achieving a productive metal removal rate in titanium, where speed and chip load are constrained.
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90-Degree Pocketing Aluminum - 0.250” DOC with Square Shoulder End Mill and XPET-ALU Inserts from Dapra
(sponsored content) This video demonstrates Dapra's 1" Square Shoulder End Mill executing a pocketing routine in aluminum.
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Micromachining Powder Metal on a VMC
By refining its micromachining process for powder metal tool steels, this shop has reduced production costs, lead times and secondary bench work for complex tooling components.
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Video: Maximizing Cutter Life
A shop owner describes his simple approach to evaluating cutting tool performance and finding the best parameters.
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Acme Solid Carbide Thread Mills
Scientific Cutting Tools offers a complete line of full Acme and stub Acme single-profile thread mills with thread sizes ranging to 1 ¼" – 5".
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