What is an end mill used for?

What is an end mill used for?

Endmills are used in milling applications such as profile milling, tracer milling, face milling, plunging, contouring, slotting, drilling, and reaming.

What are end mills made of?

Most end mills are manufactured from either cobalt steel alloys – referred to as HSS (High Speed Steel), or from tungsten carbide. The choice of material of your selected end mill will depend on the hardness of your workpiece and the maximum spindle speed of your machine.

What tool is used for milling large workpiece surfaces?

Slab mills are used either by themselves or in gang milling operations on manual horizontal or universal milling machines to machine large broad surfaces quickly. They have been superseded by the use of cemented carbide-tipped face mills which are then used in vertical mills or machining centres.

What is a mill end?

n. An end portion of a roll of carpeting, fabric, or yarn.

What is end mill process?

An end milling process consists of a cylindrical cutter that has multiple cutting edges on both its periphery and its tip, permitting end cutting and peripheral cutting. These cutting edges or flutes are usually made helical to reduce the impact that occurs when each flute engages the workpiece.

How do I choose an end mill?

Length of Cut & Reach The length of cut needed for any end mill should be dictated by the longest contact length during an operation. This should be only as long as needed, and no longer. Selecting the shortest tool possible will result in minimized overhang, a more rigid setup, and reduced chatter.

What is an end mill drill bit?

An end mill is a type of milling cutter, a cutting tool used in industrial milling applications. It is distinguished from the drill bit in its application, geometry, and manufacture. While a drill bit can only cut in the axial direction, most milling bits can cut in the radial direction.