PM 935-TS Mill

[ddickey]

What would be a max DOC (roughing) with a 2" face mill with 6 inserts on aluminum?
Just curious as to what the opinions are.

EDIT: 4 inserts not 6.

 

[wrmiller]

I have a GMT 45 degree 2.5 w/5 inserts and have taken a cut right up to the edge of the inserts, which is .25 or .3".

Mill handled it fine. Me? I was dodging chips the size of my thumbnails.

I've only done it once, just to see if the mill would handle it. I normally don't push my machines that hard.

 

[zjtr10]

LOL

 

[ddickey]

Here's my face mill. Bought it at an auction for a song. I don't think it was ever used. Inserts are hard to find.
Anyone else have one like this?

 

[qualitymachinetools]

What are the inserts? They dont look real sharp for alum, but it just might be the picture. I use the APKT kind with good results

 

[ddickey]

They're Seco ABER2606ZFFR M15.

Catalog Item Display

DURATOMIC\nSECO - Milling - Square shoulder - Inserts,SECO NEW 2 - Milling - Milling Cutters - Square Shoulder Mills - Square Shoulder Mills for Heavy Duty Operations -2-Cutting-edge Single-sided Inserts\nMilling cutter inserts, not centerscrew sys,CVD-coated

test.store.secotools.com

 

[qualitymachinetools]

Ahhh OK. Not familiar with those. How is the finish with them?

 

[ddickey]

It's pretty good in aluminum but I wouldn't say great.

 

[T Bredehoft]

I found that I have about 3 dozen of them, salvaged from light use. TiN coated, MIne have a hole in them, I'm trying to locate screws so I can make a small face mill with them. They've been used but show no wear.