Measuring an End Mill's Effective Diameter

[rgsparber]

This article offers a method for measuring the actual distance from the center of rotation of an end mill to the point on the cutter farthest out. I call twice this distance the “effective diameter”. This method takes into account the diameter of the end mill plus any runout of the fixture holding it.

If you are interested, please see

http://rick.sparber.org/EDEM.pdf

Your comments are welcome. All of us are smarter than any one of us.

[kbalch]

Thanks Rick! I've added your End Mill Effective Diameter Measurement Method to our Measuring and Marking category, as well as to your builder page: Rick Sparber's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

End Mill Effective Diameter Measurement Method by Rick Sparber

tags: milling, measurement