I'm afraid. I read this thread:
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9207
I am beweildered at all the possible makers and options of endmills.
All I've gathered so far is that the harder the material, generally, the more flutes your endmill should have for good cutting results.
So far, after scrutinizing that thread, I've come up with a couple endmill lines that might work well for titanium, and in general.
#1. SGS Z-Carb series.
#2. Destiny Tools Raptor Line.
All these years, I figured if I had the machine, I could make what I wanted, because I knew what I needed to do to shape and cut to get what I wanted.
Now, I'm not so sure- I have a feeling I'll end up destroying a lot of material and endmills because I have no way of knowing which endmill I should use for what, much less where to get things at a good price, when there's so many distributors and levels of quality.
Anyone have recommendations for SPECIFIC bits from specific makers that work really well for them with Titanium? Ie: carbide or HSS, number of flutes, size, speeds, etc. Why don't we start a stickied thread where we post specific bits and materials they work exceptionally well on (limited to what users cut here on Taigs).
And finally, what simple cart & basket, online prices listed site do people here recommend for buying endmills & flycutters?