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plunging to full radius

English translation: plunging to full radius

12:56 May 15, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering
English term or phrase: plunging to full radius
milling tools

these are the features of a "roughing ball nose" (end mil)

"• Increased feeds and speeds possible
due to helical insert design and rigid
fixation system.
• Capable of plunging to full radius.
• Double edge insert is indexable for
reduced inventory."

...I've seen that full radius is a type of head (full radius, corner radius...), but here it seems to be something else, does it mean insert the tool in the piece through the full radius???
Elena Ghetti
Italy
Local time: 12:01
Selected answer:plunging to full radius
Explanation:
Elena, I'm no expert here, but I think you'll find it probably means that NOT ONLY is this tool capable of producing a round-bottomed hole (= full radius), BUT ALSO it is capable of boring into the material to do so (= plunging).

I suspect that normally you have to drill a hole of the appropriate diameter (or slightly smaller), and then in a second operation insert the full-radius tool to shape the bottom of the hole. A tool that is capable of producing a neat, round-bottomed hole might not always be suitable for removing the large amounts of material needed to bore the basic hole in the first place...
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Tony M
France
Local time: 12:01
Grading comment
many thanks!!
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plunging to full radius


Explanation:
Elena, I'm no expert here, but I think you'll find it probably means that NOT ONLY is this tool capable of producing a round-bottomed hole (= full radius), BUT ALSO it is capable of boring into the material to do so (= plunging).

I suspect that normally you have to drill a hole of the appropriate diameter (or slightly smaller), and then in a second operation insert the full-radius tool to shape the bottom of the hole. A tool that is capable of producing a neat, round-bottomed hole might not always be suitable for removing the large amounts of material needed to bore the basic hole in the first place...

Tony M
France
Local time: 12:01
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many thanks!!
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