Better to cut with end or side of an endmill?
Sep 08, 2006· The end mill, or for that matter the face mill is 60 to 75% of the diameter cutting, running across the face when facing. The end milling (on the side) will have the corners beyond the end depth of the part. I only climb mill when .005 is left to remove, then I also tend to put a bit of lock on the gibs (the variable drag thing mentioned).