Wide surfaces
Narrow surfaces
'T' slots
'V' grooves
Brazed tipped cutters are costly
Brazed tipped cutters cannot be reconditioned
Brazed tipped cutters are used only for machining high tensile strength steel job
Brazed tipped cutters are used only for machining low tensile strength steel job
0.1 mm
0.2 mm
0.5 mm
0.8 mm
Quality of surface finish
Rigidity of machine
Depth of cut
Rigidity of workpiece
While using helical milling cutter, only one tooth is loaded at a time
Helical milling cutter does not produce chatter
Helical plain milling cutter has an angle of 45 Degree to over 60 Degree
Plain milling cutters are also called as slab milling cutters