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Re: Lake shore carbide end mill opinions ... For the first job I did on my machine I used a 3/8 inch 3 flute end mill from Data Flute. I made the mistake of trying to take out 5/8 inch in 2 passes Posted - Fri May 25, 2012 10:37 pm	Steve steveseebold Offline Send Email
Re: Lake shore carbide end mill opinions In a recent job with 3/8 2 flute 30 degree helix cutter in a sidelocking TTS holder the holder pulled out of the collet by 60thou by the time it had finished Posted - Fri May 25, 2012 9:55 pm	Alys & John Vreede john_vreede Offline Send Email
Re: Lake shore carbide end mill opinions I meant to comment on the tool retention issue. When you are roughing max out, holding on to carbide endmills with an R8 collet system is an issue. You can try Posted - Fri May 25, 2012 4:38 pm	Paul paultitchener Offline Send Email
Re: Lake shore carbide end mill opinions ... They cost more, but if you need to max out your metal removal rate I'd go with one of the variable flute ones: Posted - Fri May 25, 2012 4:31 pm	Paul paultitchener Offline Send Email
Lake shore carbide end mill opinions Has anyone used LakeShore 3/8 dia. x 3fl. x 45 deg or 60 deg. helix carbide endmills? Don't know wheather to go with the 45 or 60 deg.helix. Will be cutting Posted - Fri May 25, 2012 1:46 pm	tatemachineworks tatemachinew... Offline Send Email
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