What face mill do u use???

[PixMan]

(03-09-2015, 02:53 PM)aRM Wrote: Heck Man, U from Jozey, !!!
'Tis really  a small world.

We will just have to patiently shop around and see what we find. Like Ken says, it's the Tool together with the right INSERTS which is going to make all the difference.  We have the 6 sided (I think) MITSUBISHI  OCTOCUT which unfortunately we have not pushed to the limit and this is,  we are sure a Shoulder Cutting Tool, if we recall from our brochure.  We could be mistaken.

It is indeed really surprising what "providence" has in store for U. Simple example, some Years back, I was looking for a lathe "with 5C Collets" and picked up a beautiful UK Made, Hardinge KL-1, a true HLVH Copy, from the good Guys in Hartebeespoort, TH Machine Tools. What a dream machine !!!  Eventually had to sell it. That's another story.  

We are digressing Dave,  but honestly, thought U were from the States, placard and all !!!  Feels like home now.
aRM

aRM,

I was just thinking that since you may not be able to get a Walter cutter over there why don't you just get me the complete nomenclature off the Mitsubishi cutter and inserts you have. I have a lot of their catalogs on my computer and could try to find you a grade and geometry of insert that would work better in that D2 tool steel than what you may be using.

I can say that I've yet to see any grade form any other maker beat that Walter WKP25S in the tool steels, but the right one from Mitsubishi, run the right way, just might work a lot better than what you've tried.

Let me know.

Ken