Product Overview
The CGS Tool M5430-UC is a 12mm diameter 3-flute solid carbide square end mill from the Ferocious 3x 5300 Series, built metric-first for shops running aluminum, copper, brass, and other non-ferrous jobs where feed rate and finish both matter. If you've been reaching for an imperial tool and fighting the conversion math, this is the metric answer.
The 5300 Series' signature wiper end geometry, combined with a variable helix and variable pitch, is what separates it from a standard flute layout — that combination is specifically there to knock down chatter and harmonics so the finish holds up even as you push feed and stock removal to the edge. It's uncoated, which is typical for this series since the geometry does most of the performance work.
Tool Specifications:
- Diameter: 12mm
- Shank: 12mm
- Length of Cut (LOC): 25mm
- Overall Length (OAL): 75mm
- Flutes: 3 - Square End
- Material: Solid Carbide
- Coating: Uncoated
- Series: CGS Ferocious 3x 5300 Series (Metric)
- Part No: M5430-UC
Key Performance Features:
- 3-Flute square end design with wiper end geometry
- Variable helix and variable pitch cut chatter and harmonics
- Metric sizing for shops standardized on mm tooling
- Delivers clean finishes at extreme feed rates
- Optimized for aluminum, copper, and brass
- Also effective on non-ferrous metals, plastics, and composites
