01-22-2024, 01:20 PM
(01-22-2024, 07:54 AM)rleete Wrote: ... I know endmills are supposed to be consumables, but for me that's not usually an issue unless I mess them up.
I agree. But when you get ZERO cuts out a brand new tool, that's taking "consumable" to a whole new level!
What amazed me is the fact that a 1/2" HSS end mill snapped instantly the moment it contacted the part while running backwards. It's not like I was bearing down on the table crank handle trying to push through a cut. It just barely touched the side of an aluminum plate I wanted to cut a slot in. Didn't even leave a mark on the plate really. Just a thin vertical rub line where the end mill touched it.
Willie