Long march to a better face mill

[Parlo]

To reduce clatter using face mills use the tangential approach method where the teeth engage gradually onto the workpiece. An extreme example is shown here with thin 1/4" steel plate protruding 3" above the vice jaws and a 1/4" cut with a 6" face mill without chatter.

 

[Batmanacw]

What R8 arbor would I need for this?

Edit: I think that I found it.

I have a 7/16 drawbar.

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Yep. The 22mm diameter version.

 

[Batmanacw]

To reduce clatter using face mills use the tangential approach method where the teeth engage gradually onto the workpiece. An extreme example is shown here with thin 1/4" steel plate protruding 3" above the vice jaws and a 1/4" cut with a 6" face mill without chatter.

The issues I had were hammering and not chatter. I do often set my parts to one side of the cutter to change the pressure angle.

 

[Parlo]

The issues I had were hammering and not chatter. I do often set my parts to one side of the cutter to change the pressure angle.

Clatter is a generic UK term that describes all sorts of unwanted noises.