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What is this cutter?
- Thread starter Geerbangr
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It's junk I'll send you my address and dispose of it for you!!!!
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Facemills that use perfectly square inserts won't mill to shoulder, not that I have seen anyway. You would need some kind of relief on the insert.
Yup, inserts are square but if you look closely, you wouldn't be able to mill to a shoulder. The inserts are rotated slightly for clearance. If the inserts were oriented so you could mill to a shoulder, because the inserts are square, you would get full contact on the insert when facing, that would lead to a number of issues.
Yup, inserts are square but if you look closely, you wouldn't be able to mill to a shoulder. The inserts are rotated slightly for clearance. If the inserts were oriented so you could mill to a shoulder, because the inserts are square, you would get full contact on the insert when facing, that would lead to a number of issues.
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looks like a 3" unit, very nice!
congrats on the tooling.
congrats on the tooling.
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I use mine like a fly cutter. Im sure someone will be along to help you with what inserts it takes form what I've seen there are a million types of inserts....
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You could try to figure out the insert you have from this information. You will need to take measurements of the insert. I know with lathe toolholders they typically put the number of the holder on it, and sometime the insert. Not sure about tooling for the mill though.
http://www.carbidedepot.com/formulas-insert-d.htm
Hth
Rich
http://www.carbidedepot.com/formulas-insert-d.htm
Hth
Rich