ok got my copy of Travers Tools today & thought up some questions----

 

So I know so of you use end mills in routing wood--

#1 are all end mills the same diameter from shank to cutting edge?  1/2 " or 1/4" (etc) all the way down (up)? or do some reduce in size?

#2 are end mills used for a particular class of wood---hard to very hard or can they be successfully used on softer woods--poplar?

#3 are multi flute end mills  substantially better than 2 flutes?

#4 are end mills used just for dados & grooves or can you plunge cut a mortise with them?

 

Then: turning tools--carbide cutters

#1 can you use metal working lathe tools successfully on wood? 

#2 are the cutters' edge sharp enough & is the relief angle behind the cutter steep enough to work with wood? (I'm guessing that the edge is more blunt so as not to wear when cutting metal) 

 

thks

smitty

 

I thought I scored a deal on some of those cutters but found the shafts were not the standard .25 or .5 diameter. Found them at a flea market.