How to tell what cutters go with what?

[ZipSnipe]

Ok I was wondering how do you tell what spindle holder that this type of cutter goes to( this is just an example) http://www.grizzly.com/products/H2957
H2957 Dovetail Cutter 3/4" x 60° I mean is it an r8,mt2,3,4 ETC...?

[lakeside]

you answer faster than i can type

[kdoney]

There is no taper on the shaft so it could go in a collet but the flat on the shaft makes it look like it should go into an end mill holder which will take a 3/4" shank for an R8, ER32, drill chuck on a lathe, etc..

[lakeside]

not a lathe this is a mill tool it spins and more than one cutting edge not used in drill chuck(could be but only as last choice)

[lakeside]

was 3/4 the 60 deg dia.? or shank

[widgitmaster]

H2957 Dovetail Cutter 3/4" x 60°

As listed, the 3/4" indicates the diameter of the cutters shank, 60° is the angle of the cutter.

A cutter like this would best be held in a solid tool holded, these come in many types, but R8 is the standard for most manual milling machines today.

A 3/4" R8 spring collet will work, but you risk the cutter moving in the spindle and damaging the depth at which you are trying to cut. Solid tool holders have a set screw that fits in the flat on the cutter's shank, this is much stronger and dependable.

I hope this answers your question.
Eric

[lakeside]

the flat is for set screw in mill holder R-8 CAT-40 BT-35 CAT-50 there are many type of mill hoders your MT holders (taper outside) a used in tail stock on lathes

[lakeside]

I give up trying to read that page with my eyesight

[ZipSnipe]

Actually the shank is 3/8 and the cutter length is 3/4, the reason I put this post up was I have a source tons of cutters but the source and me do not know what cutters go to what. I have seen some cutters that resemble the Grizzly link and I,m just trying to figure out if I decide to purchase an x3 if I need to get cutters also or if I can just run down to my source and use some cutters they have.

[Traceycnc300]

Any strait shancked tool could be held in R8 collets.Up to 7/8 dia.I think that the biggest made.But I prefer endmill holders.R8 collets will get you by thought.

[lakeside]

you can get R-8 holders up to 1 1/4 dia

[kdoney]

Originally Posted by lakeside not a lathe this is a mill tool it spins and more than one cutting edge not used in drill chuck(could be but only as last choice)

A tool is a tool. He asked what it COULD be used for. I can figure out how to use this on a lathe, can't you? Stationary in the tailstock and in a live tooling system.