arenjenkins
Plastic
- Joined
- Jan 26, 2015
I was about to buy a cheap 2" facemill on ebay. It is a Shars 404-1867w, I stopped when I read in the description:
"Only compatible with ZCC USA's APKT insert, not compatible with other brand's insert including Iscar."
I asked the seller about this and this was their response:
"Milling inserts very from manufacturer to manufacturer. We design our tooling around ZCC inserts, which in milling are not compatible with ISCAR or Kennametal ect. Turning has standards, milling does not. Generally what you would find if you installed ISCAR inserts into our milling cutting tools is the way the insert sits in the pocket. APKT should be 90 degree, however using another brand even if the nomenclature is the same would yield something other than 90 degree due to the way they are formed. Its common knowledge in the machining industry."
Interested to know others opinions on this.
"Only compatible with ZCC USA's APKT insert, not compatible with other brand's insert including Iscar."
I asked the seller about this and this was their response:
"Milling inserts very from manufacturer to manufacturer. We design our tooling around ZCC inserts, which in milling are not compatible with ISCAR or Kennametal ect. Turning has standards, milling does not. Generally what you would find if you installed ISCAR inserts into our milling cutting tools is the way the insert sits in the pocket. APKT should be 90 degree, however using another brand even if the nomenclature is the same would yield something other than 90 degree due to the way they are formed. Its common knowledge in the machining industry."
Interested to know others opinions on this.