01-16-2021, 04:47 PM
Have you ever noticed that the shape of end mill is similar to the drill bit? Do you know their difference? Both end mill and drill bit are CNC cutting tools, and they differ greatly in structure, use, and price. Here is an article about their details for your reference.
As you know, the carbide end mill is the most widely used milling cutter tools on CNC machines. They can be cut simultaneously or separately, mainly used for plane milling, groove milling, step face milling and profiling milling.
The common milling cutter diameter is 1~25, less than 1mm, and it is often called the micro-diameter cutter. Most of them will use the “arbor + cutter blade”, disk milling and other methods to mill.
It has 1 edge, 2 edge, 3 edge and 4 edge. Some finishing requires 6 blades.
According to the shape, there is flat-bottomed cutters, ball nose cutters, round nose cutters, forming cutters, chamfering cutters, T-shaped cutters, tooth-shaped cutters, rough leather cutters, etc
While for drill bit, it is mainly used for drilling, which is divided into through holes and blind holes (respectively referring to the original holes for reprocessing, and the original holes without holes to drill). The general processing size is 2~40mm. Most are twist drill, flat drill, center drill, deep hole drill and sleeve drill. Although reamers and countersinks cannot drill holes in solid materials, they are traditionally classified as drill bits.
Below are their main difference.
Different processing requirements: end mills are mainly used for milling, while drill bits are mainly used for drilling and reaming. Although in some cases, the milling cutter can also be used for drilling, but it is not the mainstream.
The structure is different: there are many types of end mills, and the structure of different types of gongs is very different, let alone compared with the drill bit.
Various categories: The former is divided into sharp tooth milling and shovel tooth milling; the later is divided into diamond drill bit, roller cone bit and scraper drill bit.
The cutter is a rotary cutter with one or more teeth for milling. When working, each cutter tooth intermittently cuts the residual of the workpiece.
Above are the main points for their difference. Hope this file can give you a better understanding of these two products. Meantime, once you have any doubt or more questions, you are warmly welcomed to contact Melody. For more information at What is the difference between end mill and drill bit?
As you know, the carbide end mill is the most widely used milling cutter tools on CNC machines. They can be cut simultaneously or separately, mainly used for plane milling, groove milling, step face milling and profiling milling.
The common milling cutter diameter is 1~25, less than 1mm, and it is often called the micro-diameter cutter. Most of them will use the “arbor + cutter blade”, disk milling and other methods to mill.
It has 1 edge, 2 edge, 3 edge and 4 edge. Some finishing requires 6 blades.
According to the shape, there is flat-bottomed cutters, ball nose cutters, round nose cutters, forming cutters, chamfering cutters, T-shaped cutters, tooth-shaped cutters, rough leather cutters, etc
While for drill bit, it is mainly used for drilling, which is divided into through holes and blind holes (respectively referring to the original holes for reprocessing, and the original holes without holes to drill). The general processing size is 2~40mm. Most are twist drill, flat drill, center drill, deep hole drill and sleeve drill. Although reamers and countersinks cannot drill holes in solid materials, they are traditionally classified as drill bits.
Below are their main difference.
Different processing requirements: end mills are mainly used for milling, while drill bits are mainly used for drilling and reaming. Although in some cases, the milling cutter can also be used for drilling, but it is not the mainstream.
The structure is different: there are many types of end mills, and the structure of different types of gongs is very different, let alone compared with the drill bit.
Various categories: The former is divided into sharp tooth milling and shovel tooth milling; the later is divided into diamond drill bit, roller cone bit and scraper drill bit.
The cutter is a rotary cutter with one or more teeth for milling. When working, each cutter tooth intermittently cuts the residual of the workpiece.
Above are the main points for their difference. Hope this file can give you a better understanding of these two products. Meantime, once you have any doubt or more questions, you are warmly welcomed to contact Melody. For more information at What is the difference between end mill and drill bit?