Uneven Finish 1/32nd End Mill

Thank you everyone for the advise.
@Julien @PhilG - I increased my Feed to 10 IPM, and reduced my Depth Per Pass to .10mm. These two adjustments made a huge difference in the quality of cut and wear on my end mill. Thank you.

@WillAdams - I believe my Feed was too slow and may have caused a small amount of melting. I used a new end mill with the adjusted Feed and Depth Per Pass and it worked pretty good.

@enl_public - It is definitely hard to scale my thoughts down to something that small. I went with a max depth of cut of .50mm on the latest test cut and that was twice as much as I needed. I’ll be able to get this job done with a max depth of cut of .20mm

Thank you again everyone for your advise. I’m still learning and this provided a sizable jolt to my confidence and skill. I hope to pass it forward some day.

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