Side Mill

Side Mill tools are used for cutting side grooves (OD and ID grooves) in milling parts.

Name — Enter a name that identifies the tool. The name must be unique among all the tools in the crib.

Slitting Saw — This parameter is used only as documentation on the tool.

Measure — This indicates the units that are used for reporting the tool’s dimensions. Select Inches for inch units or deselect it for millimeters.

Diameter — See diagram.

Cutter Width — See diagram.

Overall Length — See diagram.

Exposed length — This is the amount of the tool that sticks out of the holder if the holder is simulated.

Shank Diameter — See diagram.

Neck Diameter — See diagram.

Arbor Tip Length — See diagram.

Tool material — This indicates what the tool is made of. This information is important when calculating the feeds and speeds.

Tool Finish — This is the coating, or finish, on the tool. This information is also used in feed/speed calculations. If a feed/speed table exists for a material cut with a tool with a Bright finish, but not for TI_N or Black Oxide tool finishes, then the speed values are derived from the Bright table. The speed for TI_N is 1.5 times the BRIGHT speed. The speed for BLACK_OXIDE is 1.05 times the BRIGHT speed. The feed rates are the same as the BRIGHT feed rates.

Hand — Set whether the tool is Right-handed or Left-handed.

Diameter

Cutter Width

Exposed Length

Shank Diameter

Neck Diameter

Arbor Tip Length