Originally Posted by
HuFlungDung
I kind of lucked into a 4" valenite high shear face mill. It uses 7 inserts, basically square shape in diamond orientation, using the corner of the insert as a wiper. Works pretty nice, I can buy inserts from Valenite for it without any trouble. So long as I keep the inserts only for use on aluminum jobs, it cuts nice for a very long time. 4 corners per insert to use.
I've also used Iscar ADKT insert style facemills, and they will work nicely if you get the especially polished insert designed for aluminum milling. The wiper is also ground on these inserts to give a very sharp edge. 2 corners per insert to use.
HFD,
Are you refering to the Rhombic 80 Degree inserts? Those are great if you have a Lathe. You can buy a 100 degree 1" shank holder to use the other 4 sides for massive material removal in facing and turning. Providing their isn't a sharp shoulder.
I have an Iscar 3/4" shank E75A-D1.00-W.75 with APKT inserts and that one is great for facing small parts on the manual mill.
Between Valenite and Iscar Tooling, I still have a hard time deciding which one will work best in a given application. Good Tools :banana:
Toby D.
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