Description of HHIP 5802 0375 Flute Single Center: Enhance Precision and Efficiency
Ground From Solid. Center Cutting. For profiling, shoulder milling and finishing operations. Used for general purpose machining of both ferrous and nonferrous materials. For light to medium removal rates and obtaining better surface finishes in steels and steel alloys.
Cutting edges as delivered are chipped and very rough. Looks like they sharpened it with a very aggressive grit stone. The spiral looks great, but the flat edges are unsuitable for my needs. I would not recommend this product. waste of money.
I bought two of these tools for aluminum machining. They cut pretty well, but both make a deafening squeak every time I try to move the piece to the side. It doesn't matter if I tried to cut .010 or .050.
This is a standard Chinese cheese. I checked them under a 40x microscope. They look like they were made on a manual cutting machine and then just tossed in the bin. All cutting edges are slightly serrated, and there were even burrs on the corners of the cutting teeth, as can be seen in the photo. For comparison, I've added a photo of a new American-made vinyl cutter. At the same time, they are sharper than other Chinese knives I've bought before. But.