Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
For lack of a better word, I wanted to make a low budget face mill for fly cutting some cast aluminum plates for my next molding press project. The design I came up with was focused on ease of regrinding the cutters, which worked somewhat. By positioning them properly, I would be able to obtain 3 rake angles while only having to grind a simple 30° on the end of the high speed steel (broken tap shank) blanks. When facing the cast aluminum, I was able to take a .030" depth of cut. Any deeper would gum up the inserts.
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Credits to DJ Petesake for the music in this video. Visit his Soundcloud to download the soundtrack:
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For lack of a better word, I wanted to make a low budget face mill for fly cutting some cast aluminum plates for my next molding press project. The design I came up with was focused on ease of regrinding the cutters, which worked somewhat. By positioning them properly, I would be able to obtain 3 rake angles while only having to grind a simple 30° on the end of the high speed steel (broken tap shank) blanks. When facing the cast aluminum, I was able to take a .030" depth of cut. Any deeper would gum up the inserts.
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Credits to DJ Petesake for the music in this video. Visit his Soundcloud to download the soundtrack:
soundcloud.com/djpetesake/sets/greens-and-machines-soundtrack
Visit greensandmachines.com for more
