A spiral down cut has blades which forces chips down back into your material. This has benefits of providing a perfect top finish to any wood type especially plys and top finishes. Made of a very high tungsten carbide material, down cut bits are the a weapon of choice in anyone's arsenal. Opposite to a spiral up cut, a down cut will give you a perfect top finish but a burred bottom finish if cutting all the way through. These bits therefore are most effective for engraving & lettering rather than cutting all the way through.
Suitable for
- Wood (MDF, hardwood, ply & softwoods)
Adam’s Tips
Just like a straight flute, a down cut creates a lot of dust as opposed to chips so make sure you have appropriate ventilation or dust extraction when cutting. On the plus side, the dust gets stuck and packed back into the slot you have made and keeps your cut item in place. This has the advantage of not having to use tabs or tape to hold your material down although can add time back in with the need to deburr the bottom edge.
| Feeds and Speeds - 2 Flute Down Cut mm per minute |
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| Wood | |||
| Item Code | Description | Soft | Hard |
| 1-1/8-DC-2F-4 | 1mm x 3.175mm x 4mm 2F | 1,300 | 650 |
| 1.5-1/8-DC-2F-6 | 1.5mm x 3.175mm x 6mm 2F | 2,000 | 1,000 |
| 2-1/8-DC-2F-8 | 2mm x 3.175mm x 8mm 2F | 2,750 | 1,400 |
| 1/8-1/8-DC-2F-17 | 3.175mm x 3.175mm x 17mm 2F | 3,900 | 1,950 |
| 1/8-1/8-DC-2F-22 | 3.175mm x 3.175mm x 22mm 2F | 3,100 | 1,550 |
| 4-4-DC-2F-22 | 4mm x 4mm x 22mm 2F | 4,800 | 2,400 |
| 6-6-DC-2F-22 | 6mm x 6mm x 22mm 2F | 11,950 | 6,000 |
| 3.175-6.35-DC-2F-17 | 3.175mm x 6.35mm x 17mm 2F | 3,900 | 1,950 |
| 4-6.35-DC-2F-22 | 4mm x 6.35mm x 22mm 2F | 4,800 | 2,400 |
| 6.35-6.35-DC-2F-22 | 6.35mm x 6.35mm x 22mm 2F | 13,850 | 6,950 |
| 8-8-DC-2F-32 | 8mm x 8mm x 32mm 2F | 16,900 | 8,450 |
| 10-10-DC-2F-52 | 10mm x 10mm x 52mm 2F | 14,300 | 7,150 |
| Revolutions per minute 16,000RPM | |||
| 100% width per cut slotting | |||
| Depth per cut Diameter x 1 | |||
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1mm x 2 Flute Down Cut End Mill
Love'em. Being 1mm dia. don't try to push them too hard though.
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DownCut quality
Good to use these to keep the dust in the groove Keeps model down if your cutting it out. Great quality Long lasting
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V Bit Order
Excellent end mill. Perfect for giving a clean surface cut. Always great service from Adam's Bits
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endmill bits
The 6mm bit is fine although delivery took way to long. I have also purchased 1.5mm endmill bits from you which didn't last long and snapped within days of using them.
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Amazing Top Finish
Still not over with just how good the top finish is. The 2mm 1/8" bit is my go-to for reducing as much detail work as possible in hardwoods, and the bit just loves it. 10/10
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2 FLUTE DOWN CUT CARBIDE END MILL
i haven't used it just yet but looks fine
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Mile after Mile
This bit must have cut 10 kilometres in the last two days- and it’s got many more miles left in it.
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2 Flute Down Cut 1/8"
Surprisingly good for a cheap bit. Cut over 400 minutes of 12mm plywood projects so far without drama.
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2 flute down cut
Very good product
