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Optimized Roughing can be highly effective for machining part features such as pockets with challenging corners as well as any straight walls two times the diameter of your end mill and require long axial depths of cuts. This strategy enables you to machine pockets three to four times faster than conventional methods while also dramatically extending the life of your tools. Achieving the best possible results with today’s Optimized Roughing strategy does require adhering to a few specific guidelines.

In this video, OSG looks at the effect of coolant method on chip shape and overall tool life.