Face Milling Cutter
Face milling cutters, known in the trade as milling cutters for short, are tools that are used in the machining of materials such as hard plastics, chipboard or woodworking in general. The focus of processing is predominantly on large surfaces. Milling tools such as face milling cutters are primarily used for machining large surfaces, can machine workpieces at an angle or perpendicular to the axis of rotation, and ensure the best surface quality results.
Durable milling cutters with indexable inserts and carbide cutting edges
Fräser verfügen je nach Anwendungsfall über einen Schaft oder eine Bohrung sowie Schneiden, die über den Mittelpunkt hinausgehen und sich somit auch zum Bohren eignen. Bei der Herstellung einiger Ausführungen werden Hartmetall- oder Wendeschneidplatten verwendet. Diese können auch auf den Grundkörper aus Stahl eingeschraubt oder geklemmt werden. Wird eine Schneide stumpf, kann durch Wenden der Schneidplatte eine stets hohe Schnittqualität und ein schneller Materialabtrag gewährleistet werden. Die Speicherung von Ersatzschneidplatten reduziert dabei Ausfallzeiten.
Application of CNC-controlled face milling cutters
Milling cutters have a shank or a bore, depending on the application, as well as cutting edges that extend beyond the center point and are thus also suitable for drilling. Carbide or indexable inserts are used in the manufacture of some designs. These can also be screwed or clamped onto the basic steel body. If a cutting edge becomes blunt, turning the insert can ensure a consistently high cutting quality and rapid material removal. The storage of spare cutting inserts reduces downtime in the process. Application of CNC-controlled face milling cutters
Face milling cutter size
Smaller diameters are used for setting hinges, while larger face mills are used as tools for flat milling of surfaces and allow higher cutting speeds at the same speed. A router with a large face mill can be used as a replacement for a jointer.
Tip: Experienced users and do-it-yourselfers choose a cutter diameter that is 20 to 50 % larger than the component to be machined itself in order to achieve the required surface width quickly and once.
In METAV's range, do-it-yourselfers and professional users will find face milling cutters with different diameters and cutter widths. Compatible with their cutting data for woodworking, milling plastics and other materials.