 Just a question about plunge milling. | |
Well guys Im back again with yet another question. Ok...this is what we got...I have .950" thk AL 6" x 6"....Right now I am laying these parts flat and using a 9/32 ball nose endmill to cut a slot on the side of the part...what I want to do is flip these parts up and run them on a horizontal machine and plunge mill them. What is your take on it. The one thing that I don't like about using a ball nose is you have no surface speed in the center of the cutter and it tends to walk of because of climb cutting on one side and conventional cutting on the other. So plunge milling would allow me to use the benefits of the cutter. So my question if you where able to would you preferr to plunge or cut with a ball nose endmill? |