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In that case they should be carried of in someone's boot and deposited in the nearest tip.
It's 2015. I thought we had put the "end mill/slot mill" thing to bed in 2013.In the interest of repetition, here's one more try In the Colonies, you can buy two types of end mill.Center cutting and non center-cutting. It's rare to see the non center-cutting variety. Both varieties are called "end mills."I just checked my end mill drawer. 100% center cutting. I'm assuming that slot mill is the U.K. name for center- cutting. Hopefully, the next time someone posts about milling a slot with an end mill, it won't be necessary to bring this up again unless they are from the U.K. In that case they should be carried of in someone's boot and deposited in the nearest tip.
A quick internet search showed this to be an endless topic . The attached document is from the Central Washington University and seems to make sense to me as a novice.
JasonPlease go into the factors (or physics/geometry) that cause the end mill with more than two flutes to cut over nominal size. It's part of my "apprenticeship." I'm genuinely curious. Thanks
Stan,The KEY word is slot DRILL. It has to be a center cutting end mill to be a slot drill.Dan
quite likely that they mean the same thing as slot cutter
Stan I think you meant slot drill, a slot cutter is another kettle of fish entirely