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Aaron Alvarez

Aaron Alvarez has more than 15 years of machining and manufacturing consulting experience. He is a senior manufacturing engineer at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona.

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Article December 1, 1999 Aaron Alvarez

What’s Your Angle?: General Industry Coverage

When facemilling with an indexable-insert tool, the axial and radial rake angles of the inserts can have a significant impact on performance. This article reviews the basics of rake angles and their effect on tool life, cutter effectiveness and metal-removal rates.

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