10-17-2016, 11:22 AM
Just kidding on the BS callout, Darren! You know enough about your machine and your cutters to be safe.
It can take a fair amount of cutting force to slow down a milling cutter in aluminum. This is where sharp, high-positive inserts do their job well. Most people using that type of cutter will stay within the length of the leading angle edge. In steels that cut would probably break some inserts.
It can take a fair amount of cutting force to slow down a milling cutter in aluminum. This is where sharp, high-positive inserts do their job well. Most people using that type of cutter will stay within the length of the leading angle edge. In steels that cut would probably break some inserts.