Home
What We Do
Tools
Machining Tips
Measuring
Math Tricks
Charts
Symbols
Terminology
Trade News
Machinist Books
Machinist Chat
Machinist Blog
 Submit Suggestions
Projects
Forum
Q & A Board
Cutting Fluids
 

Machinist Milling Tips

 

 
About Me
Contact Us

 

 
 

 

 
Help Improve This Site Submit a Suggestion

Chat

Welcome To Machinist-Guide.com

 

 

Climb Milling
Climbing is not recommended in conventional machining. Although when used properly you can achieve a very nice finish climb milling.

Notice in the video.

The teeth of the cutter are in perfect poison to climb up on to the work piece. This can and will happen when this machining method is used in conventional machining to take large cuts. It can also cause end mill breakage.

Now for the good stuff about Climb Milling. This is the way to get a super nice finish.

To achieve a nice finish  take the last .003-.005 off by climb milling. Machine your part using conventional machining until you get down to the last cut. Bump up your speed and slow down the feed and climb the last .003-.005

If the finish is worth getting out a new end mill that makes it even better when you change to a sharper end mill to climb off that last little bit.

 

 

Conventional Milling

 2.4ghz rx, 2.4ghz receiver, rc tools, rc helicopte

 
About Me
Contact Us

 

 
 

 

 
Help Improve This Site Submit a Suggestion

Chat

Welcome To Machinist-Guide.com

 

 

This is a handy End Mill Selection Chart.

And some Machinist milling tips

 

End Mill Selection Summary
Always use the shortest end mill possible
Always use the largest diameter feasible
2 Flutes are best for slotting and heavy stock removal, poor finish
3 Flutes stronger then the 2 flute, slotting, heavy stock removal, fair finish
Use mutable flute (4 or more) for finishing and harder material
Center Cutting end mills can be used for plunge milling
Roughing Mills (Hog Mills) remove heavy metal fast, good life,  poor finish
Coated Flutes have greaten feeds & speed capabilities and longer tool life

 

Problem Solution
Chatter vibration and sound are excusive Increase feed, Reduce Speed - Try different number flute end mill - Make setup more ridged
Ruff Finish Increase Speed Reduce Feed - Increase diameter of cutter - change to a end mill with more flutes
Excessive ware on end mill Reduce speed -  Increase feed, a feed that is to slow will cause excess rubbing - Add coolant
End mill getting very hot Getting a end mill too hot will destroy its ability to hold a cutting edge. Use end mill with less flutes -  Reduce speeds & feeds - Add coolant or cutting oil
   


Go from Machinist milling tips Back to Tools
Go Back To Home Page

Check Out Our End Mill Terminology Page


footer for machinist milling tips page