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Appreciation post: my $200 "premium" end mill set was a huge waste
I grabbed a set of 10 coated carbide end mills from a popular online seller for $200 thinking I was getting high quality. After three hours of cutting 6061 aluminum, the coating was flaking off and the edges were chipped on half of them. My cheap $50 set from a local supplier has lasted way longer than these fancy ones. Anyone else been burned by overpriced tooling that just looks good in the pictures?
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david373mo ago
Did you check if they're actually carbide or if they're just coated HSS? @paige86 I ran into the same problem with a fancy coated set, turned out they were cheap steel underneath. Stick to reputable brands for solid carbide even if you only buy one or two at a time.
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