
Radial Modifi ed fl ank Alternating fl ank Reversed modifi ed fl ank
modifi ed fl ank modifi ed fl ank alternating fl ank modifi ed fl ank
15º–29º 30' 15º–29º 30' angle of angle of infeed infeed angle of infeed
Advantage — Advantage — Advantage — Advantage —
| form places all of the cutting edge | so it is protected from chipping | edges are used equally. | so it is protected from chipping | |
| in the cut and protects edge from | similar to 0° infeed. Channel-type | similar to 0° infeed. Channel-type | ||
| chipping. | chip develops, but uneven chip | chip develops, but uneven chip | ||
| • Even wear on the insert. | thickness helps remove the chip | NOTE: Some machine tools may | thickness helps remove the chip | |
| similar to fl ank infeed. | require special programming | similar to fl ank infeed. |
| especially when used with a chip | method of infeed. | especially when used with a chip |
| control insert. | control insert. |
fl ank infeed. fl ank infeed.
evenly distributed over both fl anks. evenly distributed over both fl anks.
Disadvantage — Disadvantage — Disadvantage — Disadvantage —
may be diffi cult to handle. infeed, although reduced somewhat machinery. line by line.