9/16" Spoon Cutter, center cutting, single end, 60° helix, 3 flutes, ZrN Coated.
A spoon cutter is a center-cutting single-end mill with a gashed, spoon-shaped end, so it can plunge straight into the material and then feed sideways without a pilot hole. This one is ground from solid carbide and cuts 9/16" diameter on a 9/16" shank, with 1-3/8" of flute and 3-1/2" overall.
Ground for finishing passes: light radial engagement at high spindle speed, where the shear angle and flute polish do more for the surface than raw depth of cut.
The ZrN (zirconium nitride) coating is a low-friction, non-ferrous coating: it resists built-up edge on aluminium and similar alloys while keeping the edge close to sharp.
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