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cutting depth and speed

Discussion in 'General Talk' started by arp, Jul 8, 2021.

  1. arp

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    hi i left my speed at the default (vcarve) feed rate 40 plung rate 10 makita router (1 quarter inch bit ) hogging out
    and my cutting depth of 0.1mm i know its going to take a long time to cut any thing but its the defaults settings

    what speed and depth of cut are you guys doing as before i change it i want to know whats a reasonable cutting speed and depth so im interested in what you guys are achieving
     
  2. Alex Chambers

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    This table will help you get started with some ball park figures.

    Speeds and feeds

    Alex.
     
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    Material DOC " DOC mm RPM 611 Makita Feed " Feed mm Plunge " Plunge mm


    Pine 0.4 10.16 21000 3.5 3.75 75 1905 40 1016

    what is doc ?? depth of cut maybe makita ??
     
  4. Alex Chambers

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    DOC = depth of cut. The table is only a rough guide to get you started.
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    if i can ask you where did you find your smaller collet sizes for your makita router i found some but dont want to get the wrong ones
     
  6. Alex Chambers

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    I've just switched to the RoutER11 (RoutER11 CNC Kit), but before that I used a sleeve (Reducing Collet Adapter 1/4" to 1/8") - you do need to check those to make sure the inner and outer diameters are concentric or you will get inaccurate results.
    Elaire are reckoned to be the best suppliers of different size collets, but not cheap.

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