Ball Nose Milling Strategy Guide In The Loupe26 06 2017· Ball Nose Milling Without a Tilt Angle Ball nose end mills are ideal for machining 3 dimensional contour shapes typically found in the mold and die industry the manufacturing of turbine blades and fulfilling general part radius properly employ a ball nose end mill with no tilt angle and gain the optimal tool life and part finish follow the 2 step process below see Figure 1