04-16-2016, 12:25 AM
(04-15-2016, 07:06 PM)Mayhem Wrote: Hi aRM - are you going to use this mill up to a 90° shoulder or only ever face milling? The reason Ken asked is because a lot of face mills use inserts that will not enable you to mill up to a 90° shoulder.
If you take a look at the picture of the three mills in your original post, only the last one (triangular insert) would allow this.
You can face mill with a shoulder mill but you cannot always shoulder mill with a face mill.
Hello there, Sire or better still MATE !!!
Man, that sure is understandable now - the way U explain it.
However, U put me to more thought now, 'cos I am trying to recall the times when we ever needed to "shoulder Mill".
But then again, would it not be preferable to have a more versatile Tool than one with limited capabilities
I reckon we should, if anything, go for the "shoulder Mill"
What would U suggest ??
TIA
aRM