5d ago
inPro tip: I ran a job with a 1/4 inch end mill versus a 3/8 inch for roughing aluminum, and the difference was huge.
Forget tool size for a second. Look at the tool path itself. That little endmill is probably taking a full-width cut, burying its whole side in the wall. Try ramping in at an angle or using a trochoidal path. You're not letting the flutes clear the chip, so it just packs in there and snaps. It's like asking a guy to run a marathon while breathing through a straw.