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Fast Feed Milling Cutters
Fast feed (FF) milling cutters are a key factor Another concept is based on using one or
in fast feed milling techniques. The cutter two straight edges that are chords of the
geometry, designed for efficient chip thinning, arc. In both cases, the small cutting edge
needs to ensure correct distribution of the angle (usually 9-17°) meets the requirements
cutting force components. There are two of chip thinning and total cutting force.
principal geometrical approaches. The first Ensuring the geometry of solid carbide fast
design requires the cutting edge of an FF feed endmills and replaceable milling heads
milling cutter to be an arc of a great circle. demands the specific shape of a cutting
edge, while in indexable milling it may be
provided by the appropriate location of an
insert of even a simple profile. FF milling is
also referred as high feed milling (HFM)
HIGH FEED
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