Frank Turley Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I'm not a machinist. I heard that end mills were used to make tenons. If that is so, how are they used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sask Mark Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Is this what you were thinking of Mr. Turley?http://www.iforgeiro...948#entry265948 I suppose these aren't end mills though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I suppose a person could but using a lathe and 4 jaw chuck would be easy. Think of an end mill as a heavy duty drill press that can take side loading against the bit. Depending on the piece I could probably forge a tennon faster than I could get the stock chucked up but machining would be quick quick. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Annular milling cutters?http://www.icscuttingtools.com/Annular.htm Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpiotte Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 annular cutters are equipped with a pin in the middle to eject the center slug and are used for cutting holes in plate. An end mill can be used to cut tennons in a few ways.First you could lay your stock horizontally in the vise milling one side of the tennon and then rotating it to the other three sides. You can also stand the stock up in the vise and mill one side at a time. This method limits the legnth of your stock though. Using a mill for this operation will leave a great shoulder and will be most accurate, but will lack the character of a forged piece with a slight upset at the shoulder. Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arftist Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 One can build a vertical fence to mount spindles on the back side of the table. Mounted in this way an angular cutter would indeed produce a good tennis especially if a two in long cutter were used. FYI I often use annular cutters to cut holes in a Bridgeport mill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Your Bridgeport doesn't have enough holes in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Think of an end mill as a heavy duty router bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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