03-09-2015, 06:46 AM
Whether or not you can run the full width of any cutter depends up the material, depth of cut, feed per tooth, rigidity of the setup, and geometry of the tool.
Consider that a 2" face mill with three or four inserts could still outperform a single point flycutter with the light depth of cut that a flycutter can do simply because there's four times as many edges. As long as you have enough power to keep from getting built-up edge on the inserts it could be worth a look. What machine do you have?
Consider that a 2" face mill with three or four inserts could still outperform a single point flycutter with the light depth of cut that a flycutter can do simply because there's four times as many edges. As long as you have enough power to keep from getting built-up edge on the inserts it could be worth a look. What machine do you have?