Milling Cutters (Leaving Cert Engineering): Flashcards
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Machine type for chuck-mounted cutters
Machine type for chuck-mounted cutters
Vertical milling machines
Machine type for arbour-mounted cutters
Machine type for arbour-mounted cutters
Horizontal milling machines
Number of cutting edges on end mills
Number of cutting edges on end mills
4, 6, 8 or more
Type of slots end mills can create
Type of slots end mills can create
Open-ended slots only
Number of cutting edges on slot drills
Number of cutting edges on slot drills
Two cutting edges
What slot drills can do that end mills cannot
What slot drills can do that end mills cannot
Plunge into solid material to create closed slots
What angle cutters create
What angle cutters create
Chamfers along edges
Purpose of ball-nosed slot drills
Purpose of ball-nosed slot drills
Cutting curved channels and contoured surfaces
What cylindrical cutters (slab mills) machine
What cylindrical cutters (slab mills) machine
Large flat surfaces
Thickness range of slitting saws
Thickness range of slitting saws
1mm to 5mm
What are form cutters?
What are form cutters?
Custom-designed (bespoke) cutters for specific profiles
Other name for upcut milling
Other name for upcut milling
Conventional milling
Most common milling technique
Most common milling technique
Upcut (conventional) milling
What is gang milling?
What is gang milling?
Multiple operations at once using combined cutters
Why upcut milling needs secure clamping
Why upcut milling needs secure clamping
Creates lifting effect on workpiece