User`s manual

End Mill Knowledge

NOTES:

 Common Milling Problems & Solutions

• Excessive Chatter

• Problem:

• Vibration and sound are excessive when the tool engages

the workpiece

• Possible Solutions:

• Reduce cutting forces by reducing speed or depth of cut

• Increase system ri

idity by chan

to a shorter end mill

or improving your work piece fixturing

• Poor Surface Finish

• Problem:

• Work Surface looks uneven and feels rough

• Possible Solutions:

• Increase system rigidity

• Increase speed

• Reduce depth of cut

• Reduce cutting forces

• Change to an end mill with more flutes