Talk:Milling cutter

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[edit] Slab to shell mill

I've always seen them as shell mills in catalogs when one goes to purchase them, at least here in America. Perhaps the edit should reflect both names, for the sake of international completeness?

The only shell mill I've come across is a shell end mill which is designed to be mounted on a stub arbor. A plain or slab mill is described in this catalog but in particular these course notes (5.4Mb .doc file), around page 28 of 79, describe the cutters along with examples of usage. Finally About Milling Cutters gives a short summary of shell and slab.

I'll retake the photo to emphasise the absence of any end teeth on the slab mill, and will also take a photo showing the side and end view of a shell end mill. — Graibeard ^(talk) 00:45, 4 August 2006 (UTC)