Timestamp

Material
Hardness Condition
Tool Diameter
Brand of Tool
Part #
Number of Flutes
Tool Material and Coating
Length of Cut / Flute Length

42274.53053

4140 PH
.5"
kennametal
4
havi series
1.5"

How are you holding the tool

Machine Brand
Taper Size
Horsepower
Machining time for this
Operation / Tool
Part Quantites/ One-Off?
Toolpath Used
RPM
IPM
Stepover (percetage)
Max Depth of Cut
Toolpath radius (percentage)
Stock to leave for finishing ops
Entry Method and Values
Different Feeds and Speeds for
Entry?
Tool life / Wear
Coolant
Is this tool life better or worse
than traditional machining.

set screw
HAAS
40

25 min

One off (or a couple)

dynamic core
3500

100
0.08
1
10
0.005
off part

9/27/2015 12:49:34

10/30/2015
11:55:40

steel 4140 Ph

Hastelloy X

0.5
kennametal
harvi
4
solid carbide
1.5"

0.5
Titan USA
246459
4
solid carbide
ALCRO_MAX
1

set screw

good
Air gun

Longer life

10/11/2010
11:25:49

6061
T6
0.375
MA FORD
13837503
3

AL 6061-T6

6061-T6

0.75
Niagara
ACB337
3

0.375
SGS
34799
3

HSS/CO
2.25

Carbide, TiB2
1

screw holder

ER32 collet chuck

Haas
40
20

CAR
1
.375 SOLID
HOLDER, SET
SCREW
HAAS
40
30

Okuma
CAT-50
25

Haas
40

60 Hours

5 min

4 MIN

20 min

One off (or a

couple)

One off (or a

couple)

5-50 pcs

5-50 pcs

Dynamic Mill
5500

Opti-Rough
24000
1200
60
0.125
60
0.5

5-50 pcs
Dynamic (core
roughing)
6000
164
12.5
2
33
0.025
Core

3/29/2016 13:20:56

aluminium
16 and 10
sanvik
solid
4

2291
T8
2
Iscar Alum-Mil
3

35

Inserted
0.75

Cobalt
1.75

solid holder

milling chuck

Shell Mill 5.5 Gage

Set Screw

HAAS
40

feeler
40
20

takumi h32s
-

JOBS LINK
HSK-63A
100

25 min

1.25

15hrs

One off (or a

couple)

One off (or a

couple)

dynamic core
3500
100
8
1
10
0.005
off part

dynamic
1380
22
10
1
20
0.025

no

no

8/9/2010 12:42:26

42375.868

good
Air gun

20
15
3
helix

6/17/2010 22:47:42 6/23/2010 9:50:17

Aluminum >>>

dynamic
10000
250
10
1.75
4500%
0.01
core-mill outside in.

dynamic
10187
256
15
1
45
0.03
HELIX RAD
50%
OF FEED AND
no need with core
SPEED
great
50 + PARTS
flood
flood

Flood

Longer life

Same

Flood

20 hours
Mist
Longer life

6061
t6
0.75
YG

better / worse /
same /don't know
yet

Don't really know

yet
2:1 arcs in xy
.005 total tol

Longer life
2:1 NO CREATE
ARCS XY

50-250

very good
Flood

Dynamic
10000
350
30
1
45
0.01
Helix, 0.2 rad, 3 deg
200 IPM at 10000
RPM
Great so far.
Flood

cost (1/4 of the

price of a carbide)

Longer life

3:01:00

0.08402777778

Arc Filter Settings

no

no

.001 50/50

50/50

How much experience do you

have with dynamic mill?

1=a little 5=a lot

1=Data works fine.

4=Data is very
good. I've worked
with various tooling
and settings.

Would you confidently

recommend the parameters and
data you've entered?
Your e-mastercam forum name

tmao

tmao

Joey Styles

mastercamx8

5th Axis Consulting

rizzo

dforsythe

Goldorak

volthause

3/29/2011 15:05:45

5/4/2011 9:59:42

6061 Aluminum
6061
T651
T651
0.5
0.25
Dataflute
Helical
ALDH-30500
.250 38Deg. Sprial
3
3
Carbide C4 Coating
Solid Carbide
.625/1.25
0.75
ER32 COllet Chuck Set Screw Holder
FANUC Robodrill
BT30
15
5min
One off (or a
couple)
2D Core Mill
10000
400
12
0.625
0.01
Angle

No wear.
Flood
Longer life
0.0001
5
4
CNC Apps Guy

Haas
CT40
?
5min
5-50 pcs
Dynamic Mill (Area
MIll)
12000
600
12
0.5
0.03
0.01
Helix, .1 Rad. 1
Deg. Angle
No visible wear. No
spindle load.
Flood
Don't really know
yet
1:1 @ .002
4
5
CNC Apps Guy 1

1/19/2011 6:46:53

41446.65985

41690.78529

40914.28473

6061

6061

6063-T1

7075

0.5
0.5
Helical
Dataflute
edp#48396
ALDH
3
2
solid carbide
Solid Carbide
1.25
1
ALBRECHT
Rego-fix Powergrip
COLLET CHUCK
PG25
Makino A66
40
30
5 MINUTES
One off (or a
couple)

Mazak VCS
cat 40
30
1 min 20sec

1/5/2012 13:41:08 2/20/2014 18:35:48

7075
t651
0.5
Helical

t651
0.5
Benchmark

0.5
Helical
H35AL-R-30500
3
Solid Carbide
1.25

3
solid carbide
1

12/31/1899

Sk-Collet Chuck

milling chuck

Mori-Seiki NHX4000
40
30
51 seconds

7075-T6

milling chuck

Makino a66
40
30
:50

Makino a66
40
30
:57

MORI-SEIKI
40
25
28 MINUTES

FANUC Robodrill
30
10
0.2486111111
One off (or a
couple)

50-250

50-250

50-250

Peel Mill
12000
220
20
0.75
20
0.02

dynamic facing
14000
700
40
0.5

dynamic facing
14000
540
40
0.5

OPTI-CORE
9900
178
10
0.75
10
0.02

Flood

Tool will last forever

Mist

5000 parts.
None

Longer life
0.08402777778
4
4

Longer life
0.08402777778
5
5

Longer life
50%/50%
5
5

freefall4fun99

N/A
N/A

crazy^millman

1018 CRS
0.3125
Dataflute
SS-I-50156-53666
5
Solid Carbide
40437

750 +

BenK

Steels >>>>

0.375
Helical
H40ALV-R30375
3
SOLID CARBIDE
.75/1.5
SK-COLLET
CHUCK

5-50 pcs
Dynamic core,
Dynamic area
12000
315
30
1
2.5
0.005
Profile ramp @ 6
degrees

Dynamic Mill
14000
370
20
1
50
0.02
6 Degree plunge
angle
168 ipm

6/28/2010 12:54:03

Flood
Don't really know
yet

Flood
Don't really know
yet

3
4

2
3

SPECV

SPECV

PROFILE
50IMP RPM 9900
80 PART LIKE
BRAND NEW
Flood
Longer life
50%/50%
5
5
crazy^millman

ER16 Collet

dynamic
9948
481
5
0.5
5
net
Helix, .1 R, 1.0 Deg
Entry
After running, tool
looked untouched.
dry
Longer life
1:1 (.001)
5
3
CNC Apps Guy 1

2/25/2011 20:38:08 6/29/2010 15:47:10 11/4/2012 15:54:49 4/6/2013 20:41:06

CRS 1018
1018
1018 CRS
1018
0.5
Imco
63467
4
Solid Carbide
AlTiNX
1.25
ER-32 collet Holder

0.5
Imco
PowRFeed
5

0.5
Sandvik
Plura
4

Carbide
1.25
set screw

solid carbide
.25/1.0
milling chuck

Fadal
40
10
1 Minute

Matsuura
BT-40
30
2 minutes

Haas VF2SS
40 cat

5-50 pcs

50-250

Dynamic Mill
4600
225
10
1.25

Dynamic
6112
120
20
0.8
25
.02 Left For Stock
0.005
core roughing,
plunging outside of
Helix Radius
material
50 IPM

5/30/2013 17:36:33
CRS

0.375
sandvik
plura mill series
4

0.5
Supermill

solid coated
solid coated
12/31/1899
1
hydraulic
hydraulic
Bridgeport/Okuma Bridgeport/Okuma
Control
Control
40
40
25
25
approx 4 min
4ish min

One off (or a

couple)

5-50 pcs

5-50 pcs

Dynamic Core
5983
184
10
0.25
10
.015 X/Y

dynamic core
7500
500
15
1
20
0.01

Dynamic contour
8500
300
10
1
10
.005 for finish

Helix

Rapid to full depth

outside part

Rapid to full depth

outside part

5
Solid Carbide
0.95

Mazak
40
.5 hr

8/9/2010 0:34:55
1045

9/21/2010 11:52:02 12/1/2011 9:43:41

A-36
A36
149BHN
1
0.5
0.5
TTC
Niagra
Guhring
#3114 RF100
4
4
4
CARBIDE NANO-A
Hss, carbide tipped
Carbide
COATED
1.5
1
40544
Set screw holder
set screw
Milling Chuck
Leblond makino
50
25
5 minutes

still looks great

Flood

Longer life

Longer life
2:1
4
4

3
4
JMC

unknown
Flood
Don't really know
yet
normal/good/?
3
3
Scott Lundin

excellet
Air gun
ran 20 parts, tool
still great
2:1
5
5

One off (or a couple)

< 5 min.
One off (or a
couple)

Okuma
40
7.5
4min

5-50 pcs

Dynamic mill
3000
100
7
0.875
45
None

Dynamic
1150
12
45
0.5
0
x,y .005

Dynamic Area Mill

7640
184
5
1
0.15
0.005

50-250
Dynamic (core
roughing)
4500
120
12.5
1.25
25
0.015

Depth

core (open pocket)

Helix
3250RPM/34IPM/5
DEG
Dont Know Yet
Flood

very good
Air gun

short (1 part)
Air gun

Longer life
3:1 @ .002 TOTAL
3
5

Longer life
3:1
5
5

reduce cycle time

6200
192
7
0.95

rizzo

Excellent
Air gun
ran 20 parts, tool
still great
2:1
5
5
rizzo

Air gun
LOL
4
5
k2csq7

6/30/2010 5:08:18 6/30/2010 13:48:02

44w
44w
-0.5
2
Niagara
Sandvik
STR430
coromill R390
4
3
Variable helix solid
carbide
12 inserts long edge
1.25
2.5
set screw type
face mill holder

Fadal
40
15
5

50

3030rpm/33.0ipm

Looked like new

None

Rgollar

0.5
sandvik
plura mill series
4

41370.86367
1018

None appearant
Flood

zero wear
Flood

Don't really know yet

3:1
3
4

Longer life

jhjr

3
3
Keith A-1

Greyman

Okuma
CAT-50
30
10 min
One off (or a
couple)
Peel mill
1850
50
25
2.5
0.125

Core
no

gOLDORAK

5
2
Goldorak

12/1/2011 9:54:31 6/30/2010 12:08:25 9/20/2010 10:19:17 4/6/2013 20:52:50

4130
217BHN
0.5
Guhring

4340
annealed
0.625
Maritool
1070-.625-1.625#3114 RF100
7FL
4
5
CARBIDE NANO-A
Solid Carbide
COATED
TIALN

4340
35RC
0.5
Titan

41425.62221

41544.80703

annealed
0.25
Garr

4340
rc 62
1.375
Sandvik

4140
240 brn
0.5
Fullerton

A2

TC60332
4
Solid Carbide,
ALTIN

Cheapo!
4

Uncoated

4220 Button

Solid Carbide

3/12/2014 3:20:20 2/20/2014 18:45:05

4340 steel
21 RC
1.5
Seco
R217.69-01.5016RE-12-4AN
4
XOMX 120408TRM12, MP3000

41694.00991

H13
28rc
0.75
Hanita

Aremet 100
RC 38
0.3125
IMCO Power feed

TF4V0519007B
4

IMCO 67099
4

Solid Carbide

Coated

stainless>>>

303 SS
0.5
niagara
62014-15
5
carbide TiAIN
coating
1.010 LOC / 1.250
FL

1.250

1.625

1.25

0.75

1.05

Milling Chuck

set screw holder

Milling Chuck

Er-32

Capto

Set Screw Holder

Fadal
40
15

Doosan
50
30

Matsuura
40
???

Haas Mini Mill

40
7.5

Hardinge/Bridgeport
/Okuma
40
27

FADAL
Cat 40

15

4 minutes

4 minutes

6 min

10 min

2.01

10MIN

38 minuts

15 min

kitamura 4xi
40
20
3 minutes 50
seconds

5-50 pcs

50-250
Volumill 2d or
Dynamic Mill
4889
290
4.8
1.5
40
0.02

5-50 pcs

One off (or a

couple)

One off (or a

couple)

One off (or a

couple)

50-250

One off (or a

couple)

One off (or a

couple)

5-50 pcs

Dynamic Mill
5348
143
10
1.25
50
0.015

Dynamic core
5000
150
10
0.5
10
.005 for finish

Regular Facing
975
12
25
0.03
-

Peel
10000
280
10
1
0.45
0

Opti-Core
1680
33.6
10
1.5
10
0.02

Opti Core
4000
100
10
0.5
10
0.015

dynamic mill core

4600
65
15
1.01
25
.010 in xy

Depth

Core Mill, entered

outside of part

Rapid to full depth

outside part

N/A

core (outside in)

.300 approach
distance

Dynamic Area Mill

6876
164
10
1
0.15
0.005

Helix
2101RPM/21IPM/5
DEG

Longer life

Longer life

2:1, .001 tolerance

2:1

0.04237268519

4
4

5
5

5
1

5
3

JMC

rizzo

rizzo

Crazy^Millman

Brandon Renwick

130 parts per cutter

Flood

Very good
Air gun

Longer life

Longer life

Longer life

3:1 @ .002 TOTAL

2:1

3
5

5
4

unknown
None

set screw holder

N/A

None
Lasted about 5
passes

Dont Know Yet

Flood

neurosis

OPTICORE
2764
66.34
25
0.342
16.5
0.075
.01 vertical arc .03
side arc all other
setting zero on all
other leads field

170-200min
between .006-.008
wear on insert edge
Air gun
faster and longer
life
.001 total tol, line
arc filter on
5
5

Great. Ran 4 parts

no problem.
None

Greyman

0.433
1.5
1
SECO
COMBIMASTER Weldon Set Screw Sandvik Hydro 930
P/N SECO-E3476
Holder
5820 1660
01 DOOSAN
DHP400
Mori-Seiki
Haas :( :(
C40
40
40
25
25
20 :(

8/26/2010 7:15:01

brand new
None

Very good.
Air gun

Longer life

great
Flood
Don't really know
yet

50%/50%

2:1 one way filtering

5
5

5
5

2
3

crazy^millman

rizzo

rhettmandel

1/27/2011 9:04:31

6/30/2010 7:47:39

12/1/2011 6:58:30

5/10/2013 5:32:42 6/30/2010 5:40:13

SS204
32HRc
0.5

SS304
0.5

SS304
140BHN
0.5

Titan EM

Niagara

Guhring

TC29532
4
Solid Carbide,
TiALN
1.25

STR430
4
Variable helix
TIALN
12/30/1899

Collet Holder

set screw type

Milling Chuck

Fadal

Fadal

40
15

Okuma
twin spindle lathe Caxis
3 (m-tool)

40
15

~13

32 Seconds

30s

20

~3 minutes

5-50 pcs
Peel
6900
82
10
1.25
10
0.015
Depth

Flood
Longer life

304 SS

SS316L
0.25

Sowa

#3114 RF100
102-983
4
4
CARBIDE NANO-A
COATED
Carbide - uncoated
40544
39448
ER20 collet chuck
Brother

316/316L SST
0.5

very good
Flood
Longer life

3:1 Cut=.001

30

50
30
45 min

3:1 @ .002 TOTAL

1:1 @ .002" total

3:01:00

3
2

5
4

5
4

3
3

WILLIAMJ

Goldorak

Greyman

Kevin E

Goldorak

40 CAT
22KW/30HP
2m:14s (A),3m:51s
(B)
5-50 pcs

4250
12.5
1.125
25
0.015

Helix
into predrilled hole plunge (pre hole)
1910RPM/25IPM/2
DEG
completed 14 parts
and was still going;
looked rough due
Dont Know Yet to recutting chips
good
Flood
Flood
Mist
Longer life
Longer life
Same

2
3

40359.33081
15-5 PH
40 -RC
0.5

7/27/2012 12:35:51 8/21/2013 6:48:09 9/27/2013 19:25:25

17-4 p.h
H-900 45 Rc
0.5

321 SS

316SS
n/a
0.5
Firestorm Epic 4-fl
carb E.M.
Fullerton

40
20

CAT40
20 HAAS power

40
10

2:30 hour

3.41

0.006215277778

One off (or a

couple)

50-250

5-50 pcs

Dynamic mill
4584
98
11
0.43
.1 (5%)
0.015

OptiCore
3000
70
10
0.75
15
0.025

Peel

Plunge off part

Plunge off part

N/A

DYNAMIC
peel
6112
2750
152.8
80
10
4
0.6
1
60% (A),10%(B)
0.5
.0047xy, .007z
0.02
PLUNGE, CORE
MILL PASSES OF PART PLUNGE
NO
ALMOST NO
WEAR
Flood
Longer life
2:1, .0004, ONE
WAY, .005xy
4
4
Tim Johnson

S2750 -F80.

CAT 40
0.1145833333
One off (or a
couple)

4500
90
1000%
1
45%
0.01

N/A

5:00 HOUR
Flood
Longer life

Still hasn't broken.

30 parts in
Air gun
Longer life

2:1

3:1

5
5

3
5

ZOOBER

HEED

Very good
Unknown
Flood
None
Longer life
Same
.001, normal, better, 0.04237268519
extended
3
5
4
3
LansB

Crazy^Millman

0
ti / nickle / alloys
>>>

0.375
0.5
ISCAR
Niagara
CHATTERFREE HANITA-VariMILL II Helical Solutions
ECI-E5L375STR430
937C37CF
TM5V0S13015BW HVER-S-50550-R-3
EPIC-5004
4
5
5
5
4
4
Variable helix
Solid Carbide Aplus Solid carbide, highTIALN
SOLID CARBIDE Solid carbid-ALTiN
Coating
bred AlTiN
Caribide
1.25
0.937
37987
0.625
1.25
1
6"
LONG
ER32
set screw type
holder
ER32
Collet holder
Set Screw
COLLET CHUCK
Okuma
ENSHU
VF-4 HAAS
HAAS
Kitamura
FADAL

One off (or a

250-750
5-50 pcs
5-50 pcs
couple)
circ mill with spiral
rough using C-axis
in face
Dynamic Area Mill Dynamic area mill Dynamic
4500
4750
6000
50
100
40
80
10
10
10
0.875
1
1.03
0%
0.15
5
0
0.005
XY .010", Z 0.0
plunge (pre hole)

40368.57991

40359.22833

6/24/2010 4:34:56

inconel 718 PH
over 47Rc
0.1875
Niagara
STR440-HT
4
Variable helix
TIALN
0.187
ER collet
Okuma
40
7.5
8min

Forged 6AL-4V

5-50 pcs
Dynamic

50-250
peel

0.236
M.A. FORD
EDP 15540
4
CARB, Tuffcoat
ALtiima
10mm
Fitz-Rite thru cool
Mazak HRZ
50
2 - 4 hours

4000

3237

15

19.7
5
0.125
0
0.005

profil ramp 1.5

75% feed
really good for
inconel
Flood
Same
3:1
5
4
Goldorak

6/15/2012 6:54:08
forged Ti 6al-4v

41424.73102
Ti

0.5
Destiny Raptor 3/6 Supermill
over 5

over 5

solid carbide

Solid Carbide
1.25
milling chuck
mazak
Mazak
cat 50
30
60 minutes in cut
1.75 hr.
One off (or a
couple)
peel
Core
3500
181
60
0.03
1.125
0.2
.04. .04

5
0.25
2
0
plunge from pre
drill
depth
no
no
good

0.75

Longer life
2:1
4
4

tool is still good

Flood
Longer life
0.005
5
5

Mayday

jeremy@adexmt.com

0.95

50

400
0.09
0.95

40756.39462
41109.46951
High-density
polyethylene
acetal
soft
0.5
0.5
M.A.Ford
Titan
149906
3
2
Solid Carbide/ non
coated
Solid carbide
3.25 2"
HSK 63 HOLDER set screw holder
Komo VR510
mori seiki
HSK 63
40
?
11 min
2min
One off (or a
couple)
5-50 pcs
DYN
core mill
16000
10000
150
120
15
20
3
1.75
2.5
0.005
Helix radius

plunge
60
good

Flood
LOL
4
5
k2csq7

Air gun
Longer life
2:1
2
4
Kevin W.

Longer life
4
4
Kevin.W