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James in North

06-06-2004 07:47:46




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end mills used for? Thanks.




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Davis in SC

06-06-2004 11:53:35




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 Re: Ok. Don't laugh at this question. What are in reply to James in North Carolina, 06-06-2004 07:47:46  
End mills are used in various types of milling machines to cut metal & other materials. They are called end mills because they cut on the end , as well as the periphery. They come in many sizes , diameters from a few thousandths , up to several inches. Forms avaliable include center-cutting, ball nose, tapered, as well as many special types. Most are made of either high-speed steel or tungsten carbide, with several wear-resisting coatings available to increase the life of them. As a sidenote, endmills are expensive !!!! Regards, Davis

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TomH

06-06-2004 08:45:36




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 Re: Ok. Don't laugh at this question. What are in reply to James in North Carolina, 06-06-2004 07:47:46  
Kind of the metalworking equivalent of a woodworker's router bit. In fact, end mills make good router bits if they fit in the collet



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DL

06-06-2004 16:08:41




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 Re: Re: Ok. Don't laugh at this question. What a in reply to TomH, 06-06-2004 08:45:36  
and... as a side note... we sometimes use router bits in our lathe and milling machines! One job we do requires a "ball" end to be cut on the end of a piece of 3/8" stainless round bar... we chuck a 3/16" carbide roundover (router) bit in the tool holder and the roundbar in the lathe collet and cut away!



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Ron

06-06-2004 09:00:55




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 Re: Re: Ok. Don't laugh at this question. What a in reply to TomH, 06-06-2004 08:45:36  
You are a gentleman in a sea of loonies.

And yes, carbide end mills are often used exactly as you describe, especially for applications where a cutter with repeatable high precision is required to make it through an entire shift or longer... making oak flooring is an example.



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CJ

06-06-2004 08:43:00




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 Re: Ok. Don't laugh at this question. What are in reply to James in North Carolina, 06-06-2004 07:47:46  
See you are not so dumb as you thought . They do not know either!!LOL



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Scottp

06-06-2004 08:28:59




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 Re: Ok. Don't laugh at this question. What are in reply to James in North Carolina, 06-06-2004 07:47:46  
milling ends.



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Bridgeport Bob

06-06-2004 08:00:57




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 Re: Ok. Don't laugh at this question. What are in reply to James in North Carolina, 06-06-2004 07:47:46  
Hahahaha LOL geeez help me , I'm gonna wet my pants, turn a hose on me , I'm gonna choke . hahahaha



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