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Try to avoid using two or three flute end mills for steel. Technically they’ll work, but steel isn’t the easiest material to cut, so those 2 or 3 cutting edges will wear pretty fast. Here are a few tips on tool selection:

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If you’re making a part or two, it won’t really matter how hard you push the tool for maximum material removal. But if you’re making thousands of parts a week, you’ll need a more effective strategy. To effectively mill steel, you'll have to:

I bought the HSMAdvisor program (it’s their full desktop program) and they give you the Pro version of this app for free. They both work great. The desktop program is the best I’ve tried for feeds and speeds and having the Pro version of FSWizard for nice for quick reference. I definitely recommend it

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Been using the product for probably close to a decade and I still use it. Immediate ROI. Best money ive ever spent on a tool for machining hands down.-C H

Steel is machinable, and commonly found in pretty much any machine shop. The following steel milling basics will help you to hit the ground running, so you can land some good jobs and handle them like a pro.

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Ultimately, if you really want to excel with machining steel, you’ll need to do some experimenting. Contact our tech support team for process improvement advice and steel milling product recommendations.

To start with, all types of steel are machinable, unless it’s been surface, or through hardened. The harder you push the tool, the more you’ll notice the differences between them. As with all machining, you always need to be careful during fast, heavy cuts, especially when the tool exits the material, which is when the risk of tool chipping is at its highest.

A new feature is center drill depth very nice but .......... center drills come in both 90 and 60 degree included angles. With no reference on the drawing we do not know with which we are dealing. Maybe you can add the nomenclature or note in a upcoming revision. And hint, hint have the feature to compute either in a further revision. Also you might reference the point length and angle. As you know by your advertised ‘tonns’ of experience - it is the little things in machining that are the biggest help! But overall a nice go to app and thank you!