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  1. #1
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    Dovetail milling

    Hi i need to mill dovetail mail and female in 4140 steel. I got cutter (see on picture) 2.5" diameter and box of inserts.
    What feed and speed should I use? How can I use box inserts information to calculated it? What approach I should take ? Do it with contour cut wit multi pass approach or rather step down or both? Any help appreciated. Thank you.Attachment 441550Attachment 441552

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    Re: Dovetail milling

    S 1200 and F 540 mm/min ap about 0.5 mm (cut)

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    Re: Dovetail milling

    Thank you.

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