page_title: Milling cutter
section_title: Hob
hierarchical_section_title: Milling cutter / Types / Hob
context_page_description: Milling cutters are cutting tools typically used in milling machines or machining centres to perform milling operations. They remove material by their movement within the machine or directly from the cutter's shape.
context_section_description: These cutters are a type of form tool and are used in hobbing machines to generate gears. A cross section of the cutter's tooth will generate the required shape on the workpiece, once set to the appropriate conditions (blank size). A hobbing machine is a specialised milling machine.
caption: Hobbing cutter
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