| Problem | Solution | |
| Chipping of the Cutting Edge | • Try air blow or coolant • Reduce depth of cut • Check amount of wear on collet • Reduce feed per tooth • If wet cutting, change to dry cutting | • Check tool runout • Improve the stability of the work-holding |
| • Use coated end mill | • If conventional milling, change to climb |
| • If conventional milling, change to climb | |
| Extreme Flank Wear | • If using water soluble cutting fluid, change to non-water soluble cutting fluid • Use a tool with a larger helix angle | |
| • Use larger diameter end mill • Increase feed per tooth | • Check or change the holder • Increase number of flutes |
| Vibration/Chattering | • Increase helix angle • Reduce length of flutes or overhang • Reduce cutting speed | • Tighten chuck or use stronger chuck |
| Deflection | • Reduce depth of cut • Increase feed per tooth • Increase helix angle • If using water soluble cutting fluid, change to non-water soluble cutting fluid | • Use larger diameter end mill • Reduce length of flutes or overhang • If using 2-flute type, change to 4-flute type • If climb milling, change to conventional milling |
| • Reduce end mill runout | • Increase volume of air or cutting fluid |
| • Increase cutting speed | • Reduce depth of cut |
| Poor Surface Finish | • Reduce feed per tooth • Increase helix angle • Increase number of flutes | • If dry cutting, change to wet cutting |
| Waviness | • Reduce helix angle • Check end mill runout • Reduce depth of cut • Check or change the holder | |
| End Mill Fracturing | • Reduce depth of cut • Reduce feed per tooth • Reduce length of flutes or overhang • If chip jamming occurs, reduce the number of flutes | |
| Poor Chip Disposal | • Use air blow • Reduce depth of cut • Reduce feed per tooth • Reduce the number of flutes • Increase volume of air or cutting fluid | • Increase cutting speed |
| Burring Workpiece Chipping | • Reduce helix angle • Reduce feed per tooth • Reduce depth of cut | |
| • Use coolant | |
| • Use coated end mill | |
| Chip Welding | • Increase volume of cutting fluid • Increase helix angle | |