My mill won't go any slower than 350 rpm, so I figure that I couldn't
use a very large diameter fly cutter, so I use a 1 1/2" face mill with 3
TPG 322 inserts and it works just fine. Sometimes I look longingly at
those who have flycutters with a 4" diameter swing, but I cant' go as
slow as that 12 + inches per rev would require.

Pete Stanaitis

E. Walter Le Roy wrote:

I'm sure it's been discussed here before but I missed it. What is the
advantage of using a face mill rather than a fly cutter?
Thanks
Walt