Re: Facemill on ebay suitable for Aluminum?

On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:22:54 -0400, Peter R
<prenolds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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>I'm wondering if this new facemill listed on eBay as item 7533896649
>might be suitable for relatively light clean-up cuts in 6061-T6
>aluminum? If not, what should I be looking for? My first look through
>some of my tooling catalogues is a bit confusing.
>
>This unit appears to have a few degrees of +ve rake but I'm not sure if
>it is suitable. For a 4" unit it's only $175 which is way cheaper than
>the name brands but I know, you often get what ya pay for...

Do you have enough HP & torque at the proper SFM to use it?
For the depth & width of cuts that you do? Proper inserts?

You can find the best rake angles for Aluminum &
suchlike ....
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Cliff


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