The following points highlight the eight special types of milling machines used in industries. The types are: 1. Rotary Table Milling Machine 2. Drum Milling Machine 3. Profile Milling Machine 4. Tracer Milling Machine 5. Duplicating Milling Machine 6. Planetary Milling Machine 7. Multi Spindle Copying Duplicating and Profile Milling Machine and a Few Others. Type # 1. Rotary Table [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]