If an up cut gives you a great bottom finish and a down cut a great top finish, why not have both with a compression cutter! A compression cutter starts with an up cut component usually the length of the diameter (e.g. ⅛” has a ⅛” up cut component and the rest to down cut) so get the full benefit of the cutter, your first plunge must go below that length (e.g. ⅛” or more). Compression cutters like to run a bit faster than other wood cutting bit to get the best finish along the side of your material.
Suitable for
- Laminate
- Melamine Particle Board
- MDF/HDF
- Veneered Plywood
- Softwood
Not advisable
- Hardwoods
Adam’s Tips
Albeit compression bits are primarily used for slot cutting, you can still profile cut as long as you go past the up cut component. This will give you both a perfect bottom and top finish.
| Feeds and Speeds - 2 Flute Compression DLC mm per minute | ||
| Wood | ||
| Item Code | Description | Soft |
| 3.175-CM-2F-17-DLC | 3.175mm x 3.175mm x 17mm 2F | 5,350 |
| 3.175-CM-2F-22-DLC | 3.175mm x 3.175mm x 22mm 2F | 4,250 |
| 4-4-CM-2F-22-DLC | 4mm x 4mm x 22mm 2F | 6,600 |
| 6-6-CM-2F-22-DLC | 6mm x 6mm x 22mm 2F | 16,450 |
| 6-6-CM-2F-32-DLC | 6mm x 6mm x 32mm 2F | 10,500 |
| 8-8-CM-2F-32-DLC | 8mm x 8mm x 32mm 2F | 23,250 |
| 10-10-CM-2F-35-DLC | 10mm x 10mm x 35mm 2F | 42,150 |
| 10-10-CM-2F-45-DLC | 10mm x 10mm x 45mm 2F | 26,900 |
| 12-12-CM-2F-45-DLC | 12mm x 12mm x 45mm 2F | 53,600 |
| Revolutions per minute 16,000RPM | ||
| 100% width per cut slotting | ||
| Depth per cut Diameter x 1 | ||
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2 Flute compression DLC carbide end mill
I cut heaps of 3mm and 4.75mm MDF. This is my goto end mill. Great clean cut and just so quiet.
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2flute end mill
Great service, fast efficient and competive price. I do not shop with any other company.
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Outstanding
Everything about this bit. Is great so far. About 8hrs into use and it is cutting clean, less noise.
