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chipenter:
I have had a 50mm facemill with a 32mm Weldon skank , that I have nothing to hold it with , turned it down to MT3 to fit my mill , this is tough stuff so small cuts and I had to screwcut the thread for a extention to meet the drawbar , turned down a 1/2" UNF bolt drilled and taped 10mm for the drawbar ,tested it on some hot roled mild steel not the best finish but it shifts metal quickly . 

vintageandclassicrepairs:
Hi chipenter,
Nice job on converting the face mill
I have a few similar cutters,
Regarding the finish I wonder if the correct inserts are fitted?
I had trouble when I went to use the spare tips that came with one cutter I bought  :bang:
It turned out that the tips were incorrect having no clearance to the cut surface when used
the finish looked just like the results in your photo !!

John

chipenter:
Tips are SPKT plenty of clearance and I got a better finish by incresing the feed , I could hear it picking up the chips if I went slow .

chipenter:
You are spot on John zero clearance , but it does great chamfers though .

vintageandclassicrepairs:
Hi chipenter
what size are the insert sides ?
On the cutter I have the tip side dimensions are 1/2in.
The tips that gave zero clearance were KC725M
The correct style tips for my cutter are R245 or GH330

I have very little knowledge on the myriad of cutter tip applications out there  :scratch:
I tend to try out what's to hand and see how it works
I tend to buy bits at autojumbles and the like  :palm:

John

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