1.5mm ball end mill supplier in the uk

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Jonathan

There are plenty of 1/16" cutters around (I've got a few, but not long series) which is not far off 1.5mm. Such a small diameter cutter is going to be very delicate - do you really need a long series cutter or is it just convenience?

I have it on good authority that I am better to use a small ball nose cutter of 1.5 or smaller for carving and the piece I am carving is 10 mm deep I will be going with a taper ball nose cutter as these are much stronger and handle the heat better.

I would rather slow the feed rate and spindle speed down to get a good finish that a larger cutter and fast feed rate and spindle speed

James