shieldcracker
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The cutting edge on a twist bit point is called LIP. The surface that extends beyond the lip to the flute behind is called FLANK.
So a FLANK has a cutting/leading edge (red) - LIP and a trailing edge called HEEL. Both LIPS and HEELS are formed by the intersection of a flute surface and a corresponding flank edge.
Assuming my Heel (blue) definition is correct, what would be the name for the edge (green) formed at the intersection of the FLANK and the LAND surfaces ?
Some sources indicate that the edge in question is also part of the heel and others do not. Either way this is all more confusing to me because the heel definitions I have found so far are ambiguous...

So a FLANK has a cutting/leading edge (red) - LIP and a trailing edge called HEEL. Both LIPS and HEELS are formed by the intersection of a flute surface and a corresponding flank edge.
Assuming my Heel (blue) definition is correct, what would be the name for the edge (green) formed at the intersection of the FLANK and the LAND surfaces ?
Some sources indicate that the edge in question is also part of the heel and others do not. Either way this is all more confusing to me because the heel definitions I have found so far are ambiguous...


