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Revision as of 02:18, 22 March 2018

Materials and Tools

material operation mill spindle speed feedrate pass depth plunge rate results comments
black MDF, 19mm (Bauhaus) 2D contour 8 mm flat endmill, Z=2 (Sorotec UNI) 1 2000 mm/min 3 mm excellent
  • two roughing and one finishing pass
  • tabs to hold down work piece
MDF, 19mm (Bauhaus) 2D contour 8 mm flat endmill, Z=3 (cheap "VHM") 3-4 1000 mm/min 2 mm terrible
  • loss of steps or drift along x-axis
  • overheated mill, black, dull
black MDF, 19mm (Valchromat) pocket clearing 8 mm flat endmill, Z=2 (Sorotec UNI) 1 2000 mm/min 3 mm excellent
black MDF, 19mm (Valchromat) 2D chamfer 8 mm chamfer mill, Z=4 1 2000 mm/min excellent
black MDF, 19mm (Bauhaus) pocket operation 1 mm flat endmill 1 400 mm/min 2 mm excellent
acrylic glass, 10mm pocket operation 3 mm flat endmill, 4 flute 1.5 660 mm/min 0.4 mm quite good
  • bottom a little rough
MDF, 5mm (Bauhaus) drilling holes, pocket 1/4 inch Kyocera 1620 - 2500.500 flat endmill, 2 flute 1 (16000 RPM) 1000 mm/min 2.5mm 333 mm/min
Polycarbonate, 10mm pocket operation & contur 3 mm flat endmill, 4 flute 1.5 900 mm/min 0.8 mm 660 mm/min quite good