MILLING CUTTER AND CUTTING INSERT THEREFOR

摘要

An indexable cutting insert for use in a milling cutter. The cutting insert having four identical side surfaces extending between generally square shaped top and bottom surfaces with two diametrically opposite protuberances extending away from each other in a top or bottom view of the cutting insert. The cutting insert has eight identical major and minor cutting edges. The milling cutter having the general form of a circular disk with a plurality of the cutting inserts releasably mounted in insert pockets angularly around the periphery of the cutter. The cutting inserts are arranged to produce a profile on a workpiece having a central straight section and two beveled sections on either side of the central straight section.