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 | |||
| 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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Down cut endmill
These are wonderful bits - I always use them for the Roughcut with borders to get excellent top edges. And they arrive so quickly too. Outstanding!
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2 flute downcut carbide end mill
Excellent product. Did a fantastic job on what was a long and complex task
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2 FLUTE DOWN CUT CARBIDE END MILL
Great service and great quality
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Endmill
Excellent product and service from Adam's. I'll keep coming back. Hes very helpful
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Bit
Recommend shop
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as expceted good quality
all went well thanks
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Amazing
Service is always fast and the staff are incredibly helpful! The quality of the products is also unbeatable!
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2 Flute Sown Cut Carbide End Mill 1.5, 2 3.175mm
Used of hardwood inlay pocket cuts these give excellent results with no burr and smooth sided cuts. Postage was cheap and quick. I would purchase again
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Down cut
Very good quality and hold a sharp edge for much longer than cheap competitors
