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Scott Walrath discusses the factors affecting end mill performance beyond the tool itself.

When an end mill starts misbehaving, the cutter usually gets blamed first. But Scott Walrath says the real problem may be the toolholder, the runout, or the way the whole setup is working together. In this episode, Scott joins us from CERATIZIT USA to talk through what he has learned from more than 40 years in the cutting-tool industry. We get into carbide prices, tungsten supply, tool life, reconditioning, high-performance milling, and why small changes in setup can make a big difference at ...

People in this episode

Guest: Scott Walrath

Topics covered

• end mills
• toolholders
• cutting tools
• carbide prices
• high-performance milling
• setup optimization

Keywords

• end mill
• toolholder
• runout
• carbide prices
• tungsten supply
• tool life
• reconditioning
• milling setup

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Organizations: CERATIZIT USA

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