Originally Posted by Odin  Escott- how would you recommend securing titanium plate, or round stock?
Cartertools- You're the one I'm ordering from shortly, within a week, once I figure out all I need, so I'll just ask here- since I plan on machining a lot of titanium (hopefully), do you carry any endmills you'd recommend for it?
To everyone- how many flutes should an endmill for cutting titanium have? Again, is tungsten carbide a bad thing to use with it, or good?
Can anyone link specific bits they have or would use on this stuff, so I can get an idea of what I should be looking for?
Thanks again for these great tips. |
If you're going to cut blanks out of sheet, particularly thin sheet, it's gonna be a bad time no matter what. I'd seriously consider getting sheet blanks produced with either AWJ or a laser, the AWJ will prolly be cheaper. Otherwise, try to arrange your cuts so you can clamp most of the sheet, finish 3 sides, then shift the part and finish side 4. Basically as much as possible to keep the sheet down.
Round stock gets better, vise, lathe chuck, or I like a collet block chuck if the part is under 1.125" in diameter.
I would use a 4 flute, probably carbide. Thinner cutters are going to be more prone to flex, and I'd use as short a tool length as you can.