In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Meaning of Milling Cutter 2. Material of Milling Cutter 3. Hand of Milling Cutter Rotation 4. Elements of Fluted Milling Cutter 5. General Comments on Form of the Cutting Edge of Milling Cutter 6. Number of Teeth on Milling Cutter 7. Face Milling Cutter 8. End Mills 9. Carbide Milling Cutters 10. [...]
Prudent selection of milling cutters (cutter size and geometry for a given workpiece size and material, the fixture and machine used) results in removal of given volume of metal in the shortest possible time. With poor selection, one ends up with lost production, poor insert life, and excessive costs. General Considerations: To enable the inserts to enter a cut at [...]
Now we will study in detail the various cutters according to shapes (Various types of milling cutters are shown in Fig. 16.36 to 16.48). Type # 1. Plain Milling Cutter: It has straight or helical teeth cut on the periphery of a disc or a cylindrical surface. It may be of solid inserted blade or tipped type, and is usually [...]
It is always the aim of a production engineer to obtain high quality work with minimum expenditure. The following tips would be helpful in achieving this objective. In selecting milling cutters, it should be remembered that, in most cases, milling operations performed with face- milling cutters are more economical than those with cylindrical slab-milling cutters. For instance, it is not [...]