Down-cut Bits or Straight Flute?

Thanks for the replies, @Julien and @LiamN.

The type of details I’m trying to cut would be very hard and time consuming to take a knife to. I may take a scotch brite pad or something similar to try and break burrs without removing the detail. I tried running a very small, .005" 45 degree chamfer around the edges, but there was too much loss in detail… (You guys all seem to love using your metric parameters :smile:)

I suppose you’re right that the finish of the face will be better with the straight flute than downcut. I may get that pack for the smaller bits, then a downcut or compression for the 1/4" size, so when I want to make sure the walls have a nice surface finish, that will do the job. I just don’t want to start getting chatter from the straight flutes.

If anyone else has input on suggestions of bits, I’ve got open ears :slightly_smiling_face: