On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 23:16:07 GMT, Bill Roberto
wrote:

As GarlicDude
mentioned, achieving a finish better than a 32 on a lathe is dependent
on many other factors than just a scallop calculation.

"Face milling Brass".

BTW, IIRC On some materials you can get a better finish than
you would expect, under certain conditions. "Better" in that it
*looks* better, not is better (probably it's actually far worse).
Some materials smear ..... g.
--
Cliff