I've had a Seig X3 for a few months now and I think I need a face mill for it. I've been using end mills to get surfaces flat and what I've found is I'm wearing the corners off of the poor little things in an unreasonably short amount of time. Wrong tool for the job?
My manual says the machine is face mill capable up to 2" dia, but 95% of the time I'm working with mild steel and an X3 is not a behemoth of a mill by any means. Maybe I should tone that down to a 1.5" dia?
I've looked at the usual places. ENCO, Wholesale Tool, etc. But there's such a crazy amount of info on cutting angles, insert types, and so on that I quite frankly don't know what to pick.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
SP
My manual says the machine is face mill capable up to 2" dia, but 95% of the time I'm working with mild steel and an X3 is not a behemoth of a mill by any means. Maybe I should tone that down to a 1.5" dia?
I've looked at the usual places. ENCO, Wholesale Tool, etc. But there's such a crazy amount of info on cutting angles, insert types, and so on that I quite frankly don't know what to pick.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
SP
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