Ball Nose / Back Draft Milling
Achieve superior surface finishes with our single-sided and EDGE² SBN double-sided Ball Nose series. Use ball nose tools for fine finishing of slopes and curves. Back draft/bull nose tools are great for finishing tapered walls and deep straight walls. This line is great for:
- Close-tolerance, unattended contour finishing
- Light roughing
- Cavity/core semi-finishing & finishing
- Pocketing
- Detail area roughing
- Tip cutting
- 3D profiling
- Semi-finishing
- Helical interpolation
If you have questions about the best tool choice and parameters for your application, please contact us!
Available Ball Nose & Back Draft Tooling:
EDGE² SBN Spherical Ball Nose & Back Draft End Mills
- Lower cost-per-edge with spherical, twin-edge ball nose inserts
- Thick, strong insert for greater heat and stress absorption
- Advanced geometry on new SBD back draft-style inserts provides outstanding finishes and the most accurate cutting
- Not as suitable for undercutting (must keep cutting to bottom 180°)
Single-Sided Ball Nose & Backdraft End Mills
- Larger total cutting angle for outstanding versatility
- Suitable for lacing and slight undercutting
- Ideal for finishing and light semi-finishing
- Huge cutter and insert variety, with geometries for roughing, semi-finishing, and finishing
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