Chip remover and a shell end mill used with the latter

摘要

The invention relates to a chip remover 1 which is capable of collecting chips in an efficient manner and is easy to service and which makes it possible to replace indexable inserts 35 without removing the cutting tool from the spindle of a machine tool. The cylindrical housing 2 is divided into two halves 2a, 2b, one of which can be pivoted away from the other about a hinge 10. The chip remover 1 has a chamber 13 connected to a chip suction opening 12 and an extraction tube 14 connected to the chamber 13. The invention furthermore relates to a shell end mill (end face mill) A used in combination with the chip remover. <IMAGE>