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If your question is “will this fix my slice,” the honest answer is no. If your question is about remaining thickness, keep reading.

How much metal do you take off a face?

As little as the glaze requires. A typical iron recut is a few tenths of a millimeter across the window, then groove walls. We mic first. If a prior mill already left the face thin, we veto rather than mill a crack into existence.

Does a recut void a manufacturer warranty?

Usually yes. We say that before the first flute. If the head is still under a factory promise you care about, take the map and walk. We will not pretend a carbide cutter is “maintenance.”

Can you mill a rusty cavity?

Surface rust on a score line is ordinary in 97401. A pit that has already eaten thickness is not. Reed decides after a mic and a pick. Some heads get a groove-edge restore only. Some go home uncut.

Do you mill drivers or fairway crowns?

No. Thin titanium and painted crowns are not this bed mill’s job. Hybrid faces we will discuss. Driver faces we will not.

How long does a 5-PW window take?

Plan on a weekday and do not hover for six hours. You can leave the set and collect it the next open day. A single iron or a groove-edge restore can finish while you walk Olive.

Can I watch the cutter?

From the rubber strip, through the enclosure window, yes. From the vise, no. Closed-toe shoes. Hair and scarves away from the spindle. Children watch; they do not pocket chips.

What Ra do you aim for on a 7-iron versus a wedge?

Irons usually land in a 1.4–2.2 Ra band. Wedges we will take a little rougher if the golfer actually plays wet collars, which in Lane County is not a hypothetical. Exact numbers go on the ticket, not in a marketing table.

Will sharper grooves get me in trouble with a rules official?

We mill inside the groove geometry we are willing to defend. We will not cut “more spin than the book.” If you need a competition letter, say so on the form. Some restorations are for muni rye, not for a committee.

Do you bend loft or lie?

No. Different machine, different shop. If the stamp and the flight disagree, we will notice. We still will not put the head in jaws.

Still stuck? Write mill@millface.space with two photos of the face and one of the cavity. Reed is faster with pictures than with poetry.

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