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Review on πŸ’ͺ High-Performance Kodiak Cutting Tools KCT166494: Optimal Diameter for Precision Cutting by Marcel Robinson

Revainrating 5 out of 5

It took a little longer but did the job well and some user errors like skipping and getting stuck on the

Edit order history, saw this item, clicked on it again and practically stole it for $15 , now they charge twice as much and it's worth it, it was the wrong tool for my job, I had to mill a lot of hard aluminum, I should have gotten 3/8 but I needed 1/4 for some small spots and I thought, I would use 1/4" all the time. I had no idea what I was doing or what RPM to use. I sawed into it, I'm used to working with wood and not an amateur but a professional woodwork and it was really amazing how hard it was to cut. I did it by hand. I think its plain math wood is much softer than metal. I bit the center pieces in the middle n my "jig" I spread out since the required cutting width was about .625/.75 and the width was .5 inch. I cut this thing on both passes of the stencil leaving the metal in the middle, so I just freehand drew it and it was a bit harsh a couple of times. I thought this thing was going to break, but it held up despite my knowledge of field processing. . Of course, I think the plunge cut worked much better than the blunt cut. Great part I will definitely be buying from Kodiak again this is probably a professional tool for a workshop if I could do with something a lot less quality I think this thing will cut steel I could probably even get a wood carbide End mills easily use aluminum for this. Original Review: Wow, the T-7076 aluminum plunge and mill is way more than I expected. The cutting speed was surprisingly slow for me, but I'm used to woodworking and I think that's the norm for a drill press and just human power pushing the router bit. I thought the little bit with the 1/4" shank was going to break since I had to use the 3/8. It took a little longer, but it did the job well and really survived some user errors like jumping around and getting caught when it could break and it's still sharp good tool.

Pros
  • end mill
Cons
  • cable is shorter than other picks