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The In’s & Out’s of Ball Nose End Mills

Ball nose end mills, also known as full radius end mills or ball mills, are cutting tools where the nose radius is equal to half of the diameter of the tool. This creates a constant single radius (or ball) at the tool end with no straight edge (sharp corners) in the profile. They are used for a host […]

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The Graduate: How Derek Haller Makes GWS Better

GWS has some impressive employees, and Derek Haller is one of them. Derek is one of our talented CNC operators and programmers at our Michigan facility. He has been with us since 2012, going all-in on the custom cutting tool world. Derek discovered a love of metalworking when he was a freshman in high school. […]

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