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Millanyangle
2000 cutter
Indexable Endmill Cuts At Any Angle
Paul William
Mueller, inventor of
the Millanyangletm
2000
The angle on the tool can be changed without removing it from the machine
There are three relief angles on the
insert holder of the tool. All these angles are different from
one another, and two of them are
compound angles., These angles can be machined using three
Millanyangle tools with just one load
time and one setup, with the part parallel to the machine
table. By using three tools in
this setup, it is possible to eliminate two complex setups and two
loading & unloading cycles of the part.
The Millanyangle 2000 is able to
rotate 0 Deg. to 72 Deg. in a downward radial direction, and 20
Deg. in an upward radial direction, in
increments of every 1 Deg.. The angle on the tool can be
changed without removing it from the
machine, and the insert can be replaced or indexed without
affecting the set angle of the tool.
Using the Millanyangle 2000, a number
of operations can be accomplished, including: face milling;
counter boring the bottom of holes;
milling tapered pockets; chamfering the top and bottom of the
part with just one load and one tool;
and milling compound angles without angling the part, vice,
machine, or fixture.
Using the Millanangle 2000 saves time,
money, and space by:
1) Eliminating
complex setups using a sine bar or angling the vise, part, or machine head;
2) Eliminating
tool change time, since one tool can perform multiple operations;
3) Reducing
the number of times that a part has to be loaded and unloaded;
4) Eliminating
extra tool machining time;
5) Replacing
many of the different, expensive angled cutters that mold makers
often accumulate;
6) Saving the
cost of having custom angled cutters specially made. The
Millanyangle takes up
approximately 1&1/2 X 1&1/2 X 4&1/2 of space, and is
made from high quality material.
The
tool is heat treated and black-oxide
coated for rust prevention. In the near future, it will be
available with insert holders in
different shapes that will adapt to the same tool, as well as entirely
different size and shape tools.
The indexable endmill and some
samples of its work.
Modern Application News - March 2000