Use these tools with low-horsepower, manual milling machines. They have clamps for holding inserts that do not have a mounting hole. Replaceable carbide-insert end mills reduce waste and cost in high-volume jobs—when the cutting edges dull, replace the carbide inserts instead of the entire tool. End mills have a square cut style for milling square slots, pockets, and edges. All are noncenter-cutting for operations where the sides of the teeth do most of the work, such as shoulder milling, contouring, and finishing. They cannot be used for plunge cuts.

R8-shank end mills have internal threads on the tapered end for connecting to a drawbar.

Carbide inserts have a wear-resistant titanium-nitride (TiN) coating.

These end mills have a diamond or diamondlike coating for machining abrasive material, such as carbon fiber, fiberglass, and graphite. Made of solid carbide, they are harder, stronger, and more wear resistant than high-speed steel and cobalt steel for the longest life and best finish. Their extreme hardness means they are brittle, so a highly rigid setup, such as a CNC machine, is necessary to prevent the end mill from breaking. They have a ball end for milling rounded slots, slopes, and contours. All are center cutting, allowing plunge cuts into a surface.

End mills with fewer flutes provide better chip clearance for high-volume, high-speed plunge, slotting, and roughing cuts; end mills with more flutes provide a finer finish and operate with less vibration when run at high speeds.

Diamondlike-carbon (DLC) coated end mills are an economical option for short runs and intermittent use. Diamond-coated end mills are good for long production runs. They run twice as fast as other carbide end mills and last up to 30 times longer.

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