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Had a shift last Tuesday that made me question everything about our setup
I was running a Haas VF-2 at a shop in Phoenix, and we had a job with 316 stainless that was eating tools left and right. Swapped to a cheaper brand of end mills from a local supplier, and suddenly we got 40 parts per tool instead of 15. Made me wonder if we've been overpaying for name brands this whole time. Anyone else have a supplier swap that actually worked out?
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nancybailey4mo ago
idk it might also be that your spindle's got some wear and was vibrating more than usual, and the cheaper tool just happened to dampen it better. I've seen a setup where a supposedly worse insert gave better finish just because the toolholder was slightly out of spec. Maybe check your runout next time before you completely ditch the name brands.
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riley_taylor4mo ago
Dang, that's a solid point about the toolholder throwing things off.
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