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downcut end mill profile illustration1/8" downcut end mill: epoxy resin

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Same material, other bits: all epoxy resin settings

Manufacturer / bitMachine classRPMFeed IPMChip load (in)Source
High Country Tools END-18D-DLChobby-ultralight1200014.40.0006source
High Country Tools END-18D18-DLChobby-ultralight1200014.40.0006source
High Country Tools END-18DL-DLChobby-ultralight1200014.40.0006source
High Country Tools END-18D-DLChobby-light1450027.10.00093source
High Country Tools END-18D18-DLChobby-light1450027.10.00093source
High Country Tools END-18DL-DLChobby-light1450027.10.00093source
High Country Tools END-18D-DLChobby-rigid1450038.70.00133source
High Country Tools END-18D18-DLChobby-rigid1450038.70.00133source
High Country Tools END-18DL-DLChobby-rigid1450038.70.00133source
High Country Tools END-18D-DLCbusiness1450054.10.00187source
High Country Tools END-18D18-DLCbusiness1450054.10.00187source
High Country Tools END-18DL-DLCbusiness1450054.10.00187source
High Country Tools END-18D-DLCindustrial1450065.70.00227source
High Country Tools END-18D18-DLCindustrial1450065.70.00227source
High Country Tools END-18DL-DLCindustrial1450065.70.00227source

FAQ

What feeds and speeds for a 1/8" downcut end mill in epoxy resin on a hobby-ultralight CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.0006 in per tooth and a feed of 14.4 IPM (3 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/8" downcut end mill in epoxy resin on a hobby-light CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00093 in per tooth and a feed of 27.1 IPM (3 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/8" downcut end mill in epoxy resin on a hobby-rigid CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00133 in per tooth and a feed of 38.7 IPM (3 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/8" downcut end mill in epoxy resin on a business CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00187 in per tooth and a feed of 54.1 IPM (3 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/8" downcut end mill in epoxy resin on a industrial CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00227 in per tooth and a feed of 65.7 IPM (3 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.