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Cutter: A very sharp-breaking hook.

Plain Cutter: A milling cutter with cutting teeth on the periphery (circumference) only.

Slabbing Cutter: A wide, plain milling cutter having helical teeth. Used for producing large, flat surfaces.

Formed Cutters: Milling cutters, which will produce shaped surfaces with a single cut are so designed that they may be sharpened without changing their outline or shape.

Flycutter: A single-point cutter mounted on a bar in a flycutter holder or a flycutter arborused for special applications for which a milling cutter is not available.

Inserted-Tooth Cutter: A milling cutter designed with replaceable cutting tooth inserts to save the expense of a new cutter whenever the teeth become damaged or worn. Generally, they are made 6 inches or more in diameter.

Side Cutter: A milling cutter that has cutting teeth on the side as well as on the periphery or circumference.

Bit - Tool (Cutter): A hardened steel bar or plate that is shaped according to the operation to be performed and the material to be machined.

Milling Cutter: A cutting tool, generally cylindrical in shape used on a milling machine and operated essentially like a circular saw.

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