.045 Square End Mill – 2 Flute

Cut a batch of .045" slots in aluminum plate and the square end stayed true the whole run. Two flutes clear chips well and it didn't load up like the cheap bits I've burned through before. Solid carbide at this size feels way more rigid than I expected.

The 1/8" shank fits my router collet without any adapter, and the .045" tip cut clean square slots in aluminum with zero chatter. Two flutes clear chips well enough that I didn't have to stop and vacuum mid-pass. Sharp little cutter for the price.

I picked up this .045 tip end mill for cutting small square slots in walnut and the cuts came out clean with hardly any tearout. Two flutes clear chips well even in deeper passes. Solid carbide holds an edge way longer than the cheap HSS bits I used to burn through.