| Miniature cutters are used with hand held rotary tools | | | | cutters are known for producing "vee" shaped and flat |
| and is used for shaping, hollowing, grooving, slotting and | | | | bottomed cut and have an angled cutting edge |
| for making tapered holes. This high speed miniature | | | | whereas parallel cutters produces cut with straight |
| cutter is made using the combination of top quality | | | | walls and flat bottom and have a single cutting edge. |
| steel burrs to which a durable gold-colored titanium | | | | The cutting speed of miniature cutter is actually the |
| nitride coating is applied. These cutters are | | | | measure of the distance traveled in surface feet per |
| manufactured by a vaporized vacuum process at | | | | minute by the cutting edge and varies proportionally |
| extreme heat just increases the efficiency of the | | | | with its tip size. |
| cutter that also protects and extends the life of the | | | | One of the important aspects associated with |
| tool. This miniature cutter is ideal for wood, metal and | | | | miniature cutters is the various angles, which plays an |
| plastic. It is used for engraving and carving many | | | | important role in the performance of the cutter. The |
| materials where the job is small and larger tools are | | | | Clearance angle is the angle of the cutting edge in |
| clumsy to use. In these situations miniature cutter is the | | | | respect to the face of the miniature cutter. Clearance |
| best possible option. | | | | angle is determined by the material property that has |
| Carbide miniature cutters have more durability than | | | | to be engraved. Softer material require larger |
| steel cutters and are best for hardened steel, cast iron, | | | | clearance angle than that needed for harder material. |
| non-ferrous metal and other hard materials. Miniature | | | | Cutting angle is the angle formed between the |
| cutters manufactured from high speed steel do not | | | | miniature cutter's axis of rotation and its cutting edge, |
| have the strength of carbide hence they become dull | | | | which also determines the shape of the cut. Higher |
| more quickly than carbide tools. On the other hand, high | | | | cutting angles are used to produce stronger tools and |
| speed steel miniature cutters are not as brittle as | | | | broader cuts and are recommended for harder |
| carbide, and thus it proves to be the best choice while | | | | materials. The standard cutting angle for most of the |
| making deep, fine cuts in metal. Miniature cutters are | | | | materials and applications is 30°. For harder materials |
| available in various sizes and shapes and it falls into | | | | 40° angle is recommended and for extremely fine or |
| two main categories, conical and parallel. Conical | | | | delicate work in soft materials 20° angle is the best. |