Normally, yes. Slot drills are designed to go down and then sideways, end drills are better just going sideways.Does an end mill have to go in from the side then?
So end mills don't cut on the ends then? A bit counter intuitive.
So end mills don't cut on the ends then? A bit counter intuitive.
OK, any advice on using them!! I have a vertical milling slide on the Myford along with the Vertex rotary table etc. An ER32 collet chuck Myford brand and a bunch of slot and end mills.
Yes, take a course or get someone who genuinely knows how show you. The main initial Danger is "Back milling" ie. doing a cut that allows the mill to try and clime out of the cut (end mills are particularly intolerant of this). The milling bit can break with enough force to embed itself in a brick wall! Taking to big a cut or hitting a snag point can do likewise, main slip up is not taking a small first cut to test and gain a datum.
How wide is the slot? If the slot is thin like a saw cut then a slitting saw on an arbour might be better.
The main initial Danger is "Back milling" ie. doing a cut that allows the mill to try and clime out of the cut (end mills are particularly intolerant of this).
can't you just use P clips like this
or if if you need it to be heavier duty, make it from solid, drill two holes at right angles (one for the pipe and one for the mounting screw stud), then cut through the mounting hole with a hacksaw until you get to the hole for the pipe. its crude, may work and can be done in the time it takes to think about setting up for machining