by Phil Kerner | Oct 3, 2011 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Milling, The Basics - Milling
Here's a short post on the pros and cons of "climb" and "conventional" milling. When we all were using Bridgeports 30 years ago, we learned that "climb" milling was a definite no-no because the endmill will grab the workpiece and follow the least point of resistance,...
by Phil Kerner | Aug 30, 2011 | Members Only: The Tool Room, Milling, Real Manufacturing Experiences, The Basics - Milling
From Michael in Australia: "Hi Phil , Do you use normal style HSS or Carbide endmills on aluminum? Are the different helix angles on the flutes of dedicated aluminum endmills worth the extra cost?" Great question. Most folks see "aluminum" and their mouths start to...
by Phil Kerner | May 19, 2011 | Members Only: The Tool Room, The Basics - Milling
I received this question via email today: "Hi Phil, Like your other devotees I enjoy your site and info. My question regards the look of a surface finish after milling with an endmill. Is the convention to set the mill up perfectly perpendicular to the job surface and...
by Phil Kerner | Jan 28, 2011 | Members Only: The Tool Room, The Basics - Milling
The Bridgeport milling machine has been a fixture in machine and tool & die shops since 1939. Having had already designed a very successful milling head that could be mounted temporarily, the company decided that the next logical step was to add the head to a...
