Solid Carbide 2 Flute Up-Cut Ball Nose Spiral Router Bit with a .500 (1/2″) cutting tip.
Used for milling rounded slots, slopes and machining 2D/3D dimensional contours with a smooth finish. Great for milling into all types of material including, wood, plastic, metal etc.
What is a Ball Nose End Mill?
Ball nose end mills, also known as full radius end mills or ball mills, are cutting tools where the nose radius is equal to half of the diameter of the tool. This creates a constant single radius (or ball) at the tool end with no straight edge (sharp corners) in the profile. They are used for contour milling, shallow slotting, pocketing and contouring applications. Ball nose mills are ideal for 3D contouring because they are less prone to chipping and leave a nice rounded edge.
Tip: Use a Roughing end mill first to remove large areas of material then proceed with a ball nose end mill.
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Rick (verified owner) –
Great bits!… Cuts like butter, and always fast shipping! I just wish it was available with the Astra coating.
Mj –
Thanks for the review Rick! We are in the process of coating these 560 series bits, stay tuned for the announcement!
Henry Holowinko (verified owner) –
I have been using this tool for the deep trays I am making that are in the area of 3” thick and it cuts very nice.
I will give the tool a 5 star review, but I wish there was a section for me to review MJ lol. I would give him 10 stars as he has been beyond helpful with answering my questions and providing a few tips that really saved the day a time or two. I am new to owning a cnc router and between the high quality tools and the support, I will be back to buy more in the future. Thank You.
Mj –
Thanks for the review Henry!