09-12-2015, 06:23 AM
I still have one of the stubby end mills. They were a standard stock end mill and given the nature of the small job shop couldn't have been expensive. I cannot recall the name brand on it but I'll check it when I go over to my son's home later this morning.
Most times I use Tom's suggested method because it's better to "creep up" on the dimension. The most obvious reason is that by the time you get to putting a keyway or tapped hole in a given part, you've got the bulk of the time and effort into it. No need to take chances. The job I was doing was a constant repeat so the process was well documented and repeatable.
I was just pointing out that I "never say never." Or, very rarely do.
Most times I use Tom's suggested method because it's better to "creep up" on the dimension. The most obvious reason is that by the time you get to putting a keyway or tapped hole in a given part, you've got the bulk of the time and effort into it. No need to take chances. The job I was doing was a constant repeat so the process was well documented and repeatable.
I was just pointing out that I "never say never." Or, very rarely do.