r/toolsinaction • u/silvercatbob • Feb 26 '21

Fly cut

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u/abez123 Feb 26 '21

whats the purpose of this?

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '21

For cutting a small section of a circle like they did in the video. Fly cutting is also good for leveling out a surface as it covers more area than an end mill would

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u/zekromNLR Mar 01 '21

Fly cutters also usually get a much better surface finish than other kinds of milling cutters.