Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Slot drills

Basically it looks like slot drill = ukspeak for centre cutting end mill.

Les

> Better to be busy than sitting around with nothing to do.
>
> You CAN plunge drill with and end mill...provided you use a center cutting
> end mill. I do it all the time.
> You just have to be careful with feed rate and RPM for the material being
> "drilled".
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> Smoke
>
> > Hey Smoke,
> > Things have been good but too busy here. Regarding slot drills, I
> > think Les Newell got the description right with:
> >
> > Slot drills are two flute cutters that can plunge (drill) as well as
> > cut sideways (slot). An end mill usually has more flutes and cannot
> > plunge because there are no cutting edges in the centre of the face.
> >
> >
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