Reply To: Cutting Slots

Tom,
Use the end mill holder to hold the end mill cutters whenever possible. The R-8 collets can also hold end mill cutters. Do not try to hold an endmill in a drill chuck as it cannot take the side force. Get some inexpensive CRS square or rectangular stock to use as parallels when milling through a plate. This will keep you from cutting into the milling bed when you cut through the plate.
david