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Mini Mill Tooling

1 Introduction
2 Tool Holding
3 Drill Chucks
4 Holding End Mills
5 Drawbars
6 End Mills
7 Work Holding
8 Vises
9 Clamping Kits and Accessories
10 Setup Tools
11 Special Operations
12 Surfacing
13 Boring
14 Cutting Curves
15 Indexing
16 Tooling Packages
17 Spare Parts Kits
Mini Mill Tooling

Surfacing

Surfacing is producing a nice surface finish on a fairly large work piece surface. The goal here is not to remove a lot of metal, but to produce an attractive surface.

A fly cutter uses a single point tool (read lathe tool) to "fly" across a relatively large diameter. This is a relatively slow operation because there is only one cutting tip, and it must run relatively slowly because of the large cutting diameter. But it can produce a nice finish on a large work piece.

Indexable end mill

A large end mill can also be used for surfacing. As long as the end mill diameter is large relative to the work piece size a good surface can be created.

Surfacing Options

Part
Number
Product

1231

Fly Cutter Set

3094

Fly Cutter Set with Tool Bits

4882

Fly Cutter, Adjustable 1.25 - 2.5", 3/8" Shank

5925

Fly Cutter, 2 1/2" Head R8 Shank

1146

Indexable End Mill, 3MT, 30 mm

1952

Indexable End Mill, R8, 1.25"

5427

Indexable End Mill, R8, 2"

 

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