thunderskunk
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Nov 13, 2018
- Location
- Middle-of-nowhere
Mornin,
I don’t do much brass, and all of a sudden I have brass sitting on the bench for a job. I’m tooled up for steel, so I don’t have much in the name of 3 flute endmills.
Yet I keep seeing various points that 4 flute is a bad idea for brass. I assume they gum up easily? Do I increase the feed and take tiny cuts so it whips the chip out before it heats up? I’m about to just hit cycle start and try what I got, but I’d love to hear why it’s a dumb idea from you guys.
I don’t do much brass, and all of a sudden I have brass sitting on the bench for a job. I’m tooled up for steel, so I don’t have much in the name of 3 flute endmills.
Yet I keep seeing various points that 4 flute is a bad idea for brass. I assume they gum up easily? Do I increase the feed and take tiny cuts so it whips the chip out before it heats up? I’m about to just hit cycle start and try what I got, but I’d love to hear why it’s a dumb idea from you guys.