Gashing of a 4 Flute End Mill The Home Machinist!
Mar 22, 2005· Deepening the flutes of an end mill would likely be a wasted effort, although very desirable if one could do so. Peripheral rake angle is established by the flute, so it, along with chip clearance, are lost quite quickly when end mills are sharpened on the periphery. The smaller an end mill is, the less it takes to make critical changes.