Common Woodworking Milling Cutter Selection Knowledge

A woodworking cutter is a rotary cutter with one or more teeth used for milling. When working, the cutter body rotates, but the object to be processed does not rotate. Each cutter tooth cuts off the workpiece in sequence and at intervals. Generally speaking, before deciding how to use a tool, you must understand the spindle rotation speed, hand speed and cutting depth. These three points can determine how to use the tool to select cutting materials.
A woodworking milling cutter is a tool that uses cutting methods to process wood into the desired shape and size. Woodworking tools are used manually and by machine. In mass production, machine woodworking milling cutters are used. Among woodworking end mills, straight blades and edge cutters are the most commonly used. When cutting solid wood, place the blade in the direction relative to the grain of the wood. The wood board is divided into two directions: longitudinal and transverse.
Commonly used straight knives include 1/2*10, 1/2*8, 1/2*6, 1/2*1/2, etc. , of course, 1/4*1/4 is also widely used. It is estimated that many friends do not understand the specifications of this woodworking tool. To use a metaphor. The straight knife 1/2*10 refers to a straight knife with a handle of 12.7 mm and a blade of 10 mm. A fixed knife 1/4*1/4 means the handle is 6.35 mm and the blade is 6.35 mm.
Because most knife sizes are British. So sometimes I don't understand. 1/4 = 6.35mm handle is mainly used for trimming. Usually we call it a small handle. The handle of 1/2 = 12.7 mm is used for flat gongs and hanging gongs, which we usually call large handles. The turning and feeding direction of the tool are based on the direction of the machine tool axis rotation and the direction of the wood entering the machine, confirming which direction the cutting edge of the tool tends to be.