High Feed cutters

[#Rekd™]

Hi,

 

I have a Mitsubishi AJX Hi-feed cutter and it works very well on Steels and Stainless.

 

Are there any latest greatest cutters for Aluminum?

 

No preference on makes just want some ideas.

 

Thank you.

 

John

[35K chipper]

Hockey Guy,

in aluminum i use destiny vipers with stealth coating. .500 3flt .625loc at 30,000rpm at 1400ipm.

i've never used insert cutters because of the rpm i run at.

35k

[Newbeeee™]

35k,

What machine are you running??? That's scary speeds and feeds...

[MotorCityMinion]

Those AJX cutters rock, even on a Haas. A coworker peeled back the shank on a 1" version of that tool, using just the last flat (ya, I know) and it now has a reach of about 4.00. The thing still kicks butt and insert life is great. In mild steel at , 2 inserts,1400 rpm, .04 Adoc, 50% Rdoc and 90 ipm, this makes some thick chips and a lot of music. This worked great with the HST core tool path as well. Pick the entire solid, set some depth limits, hit the green button and walk away (2nd part). Trying to get another one out of the Boss. I'd like to get my hands on some larger Dia. versions of that tool and take them for a spin.

[35K chipper]

Newbeeee,

 

It's an okuma md45vae 35,000 rpm nurbs and hi nc prosessors Hsk63F with the micron option.

Baladyne active balancer, Renshaw probe, and Blum laser tool setter.

I think there are only six in the US.

 

Thanks for asking.

 

35k

[TK-32™]

That explains your screen name. I'm gonna change mine to 7.5kAndIHideBehindTheControl

[gcode]

Those AJX cutters rock, even on a Haas. A coworker peeled back the shank on a 1" version of that tool, using just the last flat (ya, I know) and it now has a reach of about 4.00. The thing still kicks butt and insert life is great. In mild steel at , 2 inserts,1400 rpm, .04 Adoc, 50% Rdoc and 90 ipm, this makes some thick chips and a lot of music. This worked great with the HST core tool path as well. Pick the entire solid, set some depth limits, hit the green button and walk away (2nd part). Trying to get another one out of the Boss. I'd like to get my hands on some larger Dia. versions of that tool and take them for a spin.

 

 

We use a lot of these on our big HBM's

The shell mill style are great on extended length arbors

Need a Ø6" x 14" deep flat bottom hole in mild steel ?? punch out the center with a Ø2" spad drill then chase it with a Ø2.5" AJX on a 15" extended arbor.

Use a strong air blast to get the chips out or they will eat the cutter body.

I use the the 2" shell mill on extended arbors out to 15" gage length. You have to back off the feeds and speed s a bunch at these lengths, but they work

The 6.3" version works really well on a machine strong enough to drive it.