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Toolin' Around Sonic is Sonic Tools LP's technical blog. Learn more about cutting tool geometry, coatings, tool wear, feeds and speeds, material-specific machining, and anything else you'd come across in the machine shop. Built for machinists, CNC programmers, and shop owners who want the reasoning behind the decision, not just the answer.

Choosing the Right End Mill for Aluminum

Posted by Cam Glass on 07.31.25

Unique Materials Call for Unique Solutions. The Trouble with "Easy" Aluminum Out of all the metals, composites, alloys, and other materials we encounter when machining, working with aluminum is typ … read more