CUTTING TOOL WITH UNEQUAL FLUTE SPACING

摘要

A cutting tool (10) having a shaft (15) with a longitudinal axis (20), wherein the cutting tool (10) includes a first flute (32) extending about the longitudinal shaft (15) along a helix angle and a first cutting edge (56) adjacent the first flute (32). The cutting tool (10) also includes a second flute (36) extending about the longitudinal shaft (15) along a helix angle and a second cutting edge (58) adjacent a second flute (36). The cutting tool (10) further includes a third flute (40) extending about the longitudinal shaft (15) along a helix angle and a third cutting edge (60) adjacent the third flute (40). The first cutting edge (56), the second cutting edge (58), and the third cutting edge (60) are unequally angularly spaced from each other.