Originally Posted by
CORBIN92087
Ive been face milling this block of aluminum all day trying to get a mirrored finish and im not making progress. Im working on our manifolds and the ones we used to buy had a nice, smooth, mirrored finish and i cant make it happen. right now im using a 2 in. 3 flute indexible face mill and have run anywhere from 1500 rpm to 5000 rpm along with different feed rates and no luck. Are there special face mills for aluminum? where can i find them?
Use Polished Inserts (I Like Cermit) with a .03 Radius.
Feeds and Speeds will vary depending on the set-up and machine rigidity
Toby D.
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