FAQ

End mills can perform side milling, slotting, profiling, surface milling, chamfering, and 3D contouring. Ramping or axial entry should only be used when the end mill is designed for that operation.

Common types include:

• Square end mills for slots, side milling, and flat surfaces
• Aluminum end mills with sharp cutting edges and wide flutes
• Ball nose end mills for curved surfaces and 3D contours
• Corner radius end mills for radiused corners
• Specialty tools such as roughing, chamfer, T-slot, dovetail, and thread mills

Choose an end mill according to:

• Workpiece material and hardness
• Required machining operation and shape
• Flute count and chip evacuation requirements
• Tool geometry and coating
• Machine rigidity and coolant conditions

The manufacturer’s recommended cutting parameters should be used as the starting point.

End mills are commonly used in automotive, aerospace, mold and die, and general precision machining applications.