1/8" upcut end mill feeds and speeds: chip load chart by material & machine

1/8" upcut end mill feeds and speeds

115 sourced settings from High Country Tools, Onsrud, SpeTool. Published chip loads range from 0.0006 to 0.008 in per tooth. Pick your material:

abs (3) · acrylic (10) · aluminum (8) · baltic birch plywood (10) · cast acrylic (5) · dense hardwood (maple, oak) (10) · epoxy resin (10) · extruded acrylic (3) · hardwood (11) · hdpe / uhmw (10) · mdf (11) · melamine (10) · polycarbonate (lexan) (3) · softwood (11)

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Manufacturer / bit	Material	Machine class	RPM	Feed IPM	Chip load (in)	Source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Acrylic / PVC (hard plastic)	hobby-ultralight	12000	22.5	0.00094	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Acrylic / PVC (hard plastic)	hobby-ultralight	12000	22.5	0.00094	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Plywood - Baltic birch	hobby-ultralight	12000	17.1	0.00071	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Plywood - Baltic birch	hobby-ultralight	12000	17.1	0.00071	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Hardwood - Dense (maple, oak, ash)	hobby-ultralight	12000	16.2	0.00068	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Hardwood - Dense (maple, oak, ash)	hobby-ultralight	12000	16.2	0.00068	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Epoxy / resin	hobby-ultralight	12000	14.4	0.0006	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Epoxy / resin	hobby-ultralight	12000	14.4	0.0006	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Hardwood	hobby-ultralight	12000	18	0.00075	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Hardwood	hobby-ultralight	12000	18	0.00075	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	HDPE / UHMW / nylon (soft plastic)	hobby-ultralight	11500	24.2	0.00105	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	HDPE / UHMW / nylon (soft plastic)	hobby-ultralight	11500	24.2	0.00105	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	MDF / particleboard	hobby-ultralight	12000	19.8	0.00083	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	MDF / particleboard	hobby-ultralight	12000	19.8	0.00083	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Plywood - Melamine / laminate	hobby-ultralight	12000	15.3	0.00064	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Plywood - Melamine / laminate	hobby-ultralight	12000	15.3	0.00064	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Softwood (pine, cedar, fir)	hobby-ultralight	12000	20.7	0.00086	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Softwood (pine, cedar, fir)	hobby-ultralight	12000	20.7	0.00086	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Acrylic / PVC (hard plastic)	hobby-light	12500	36.5	0.00146	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Acrylic / PVC (hard plastic)	hobby-light	12500	36.5	0.00146	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Aluminum 6061	hobby-light	16000	20.5	0.00064	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Aluminum 6061	hobby-light	16000	20.5	0.00064	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Plywood - Baltic birch	hobby-light	18000	39.9	0.00111	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Plywood - Baltic birch	hobby-light	18000	39.9	0.00111	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Hardwood - Dense (maple, oak, ash)	hobby-light	18000	37.8	0.00105	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Hardwood - Dense (maple, oak, ash)	hobby-light	18000	37.8	0.00105	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Epoxy / resin	hobby-light	14500	27.1	0.00093	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Epoxy / resin	hobby-light	14500	27.1	0.00093	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Hardwood	hobby-light	18000	42	0.00117	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Hardwood	hobby-light	18000	42	0.00117	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	HDPE / UHMW / nylon (soft plastic)	hobby-light	11500	37.6	0.00163	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	HDPE / UHMW / nylon (soft plastic)	hobby-light	11500	37.6	0.00163	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	MDF / particleboard	hobby-light	17000	43.6	0.00128	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	MDF / particleboard	hobby-light	17000	43.6	0.00128	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Plywood - Melamine / laminate	hobby-light	18000	35.7	0.00099	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Plywood - Melamine / laminate	hobby-light	18000	35.7	0.00099	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Softwood (pine, cedar, fir)	hobby-light	17000	45.6	0.00134	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Softwood (pine, cedar, fir)	hobby-light	17000	45.6	0.00134	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Acrylic / PVC (hard plastic)	hobby-rigid	12500	52.1	0.00208	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Acrylic / PVC (hard plastic)	hobby-rigid	12500	52.1	0.00208	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Aluminum 6061	hobby-rigid	16000	29.3	0.00092	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Aluminum 6061	hobby-rigid	16000	29.3	0.00092	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Plywood - Baltic birch	hobby-rigid	18000	57	0.00158	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Plywood - Baltic birch	hobby-rigid	18000	57	0.00158	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Hardwood - Dense (maple, oak, ash)	hobby-rigid	18000	54	0.0015	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Hardwood - Dense (maple, oak, ash)	hobby-rigid	18000	54	0.0015	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Epoxy / resin	hobby-rigid	14500	38.7	0.00133	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Epoxy / resin	hobby-rigid	14500	38.7	0.00133	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Hardwood	hobby-rigid	18000	60	0.00167	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Hardwood	hobby-rigid	18000	60	0.00167	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	HDPE / UHMW / nylon (soft plastic)	hobby-rigid	11500	53.7	0.00233	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	HDPE / UHMW / nylon (soft plastic)	hobby-rigid	11500	53.7	0.00233	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	MDF / particleboard	hobby-rigid	17000	62.3	0.00183	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	MDF / particleboard	hobby-rigid	17000	62.3	0.00183	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Plywood - Melamine / laminate	hobby-rigid	18000	51	0.00142	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Plywood - Melamine / laminate	hobby-rigid	18000	51	0.00142	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Softwood (pine, cedar, fir)	hobby-rigid	17000	65.2	0.00192	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Softwood (pine, cedar, fir)	hobby-rigid	17000	65.2	0.00192	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Acrylic / PVC (hard plastic)	business	12500	72.9	0.00292	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Acrylic / PVC (hard plastic)	business	12500	72.9	0.00292	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Aluminum 6061	business	16000	41.1	0.00128	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Aluminum 6061	business	16000	41.1	0.00128	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Plywood - Baltic birch	business	18000	79.8	0.00222	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Plywood - Baltic birch	business	18000	79.8	0.00222	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Hardwood - Dense (maple, oak, ash)	business	18000	75.6	0.0021	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Hardwood - Dense (maple, oak, ash)	business	18000	75.6	0.0021	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Epoxy / resin	business	14500	54.1	0.00187	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Epoxy / resin	business	14500	54.1	0.00187	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Hardwood	business	18000	84	0.00233	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Hardwood	business	18000	84	0.00233	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	HDPE / UHMW / nylon (soft plastic)	business	11500	75.1	0.00327	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	HDPE / UHMW / nylon (soft plastic)	business	11500	75.1	0.00327	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	MDF / particleboard	business	17000	87.3	0.00257	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	MDF / particleboard	business	17000	87.3	0.00257	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Plywood - Melamine / laminate	business	18000	71.4	0.00198	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Plywood - Melamine / laminate	business	18000	71.4	0.00198	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Softwood (pine, cedar, fir)	business	17000	91.3	0.00268	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Softwood (pine, cedar, fir)	business	17000	91.3	0.00268	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Acrylic / PVC (hard plastic)	industrial	12500	88.6	0.00354	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Acrylic / PVC (hard plastic)	industrial	12500	88.6	0.00354	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Aluminum 6061	industrial	16000	49.9	0.00156	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Aluminum 6061	industrial	16000	49.9	0.00156	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Plywood - Baltic birch	industrial	18000	96.9	0.00269	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Plywood - Baltic birch	industrial	18000	96.9	0.00269	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Hardwood - Dense (maple, oak, ash)	industrial	18000	91.8	0.00255	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Hardwood - Dense (maple, oak, ash)	industrial	18000	91.8	0.00255	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Epoxy / resin	industrial	14500	65.7	0.00227	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Epoxy / resin	industrial	14500	65.7	0.00227	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Hardwood	industrial	18000	102	0.00283	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Hardwood	industrial	18000	102	0.00283	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	HDPE / UHMW / nylon (soft plastic)	industrial	11500	91.3	0.00397	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	HDPE / UHMW / nylon (soft plastic)	industrial	11500	91.3	0.00397	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	MDF / particleboard	industrial	17000	106	0.00312	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	MDF / particleboard	industrial	17000	106	0.00312	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Plywood - Melamine / laminate	industrial	18000	86.7	0.00241	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Plywood - Melamine / laminate	industrial	18000	86.7	0.00241	source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLC	Softwood (pine, cedar, fir)	industrial	17000	110.8	0.00326	source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLC	Softwood (pine, cedar, fir)	industrial	17000	110.8	0.00326	source
Onsrud 63-500	ABS	any	–	–	0.004–0.006	source
Onsrud 63-750	ABS	any	–	–	0.004–0.006	source
Onsrud 63-850	ABS	any	–	–	0.004–0.006	source
Onsrud 63-500	Cast acrylic	any	–	–	0.003–0.005	source
Onsrud 63-700	Cast acrylic	any	–	–	0.006–0.008	source
Onsrud 63-750	Cast acrylic	any	–	–	0.004–0.006	source
Onsrud 63-800	Cast acrylic	any	–	–	0.006–0.008	source
Onsrud 63-850	Cast acrylic	any	–	–	0.004–0.006	source
Onsrud 63-500	Extruded acrylic	any	–	–	0.004–0.006	source
Onsrud 63-750	Extruded acrylic	any	–	–	0.004–0.006	source
Onsrud 63-850	Extruded acrylic	any	–	–	0.004–0.006	source
SpeTool Carbide	Hardwood	any	18000	125	0.0035	source
SpeTool Carbide	MDF / laminate	any	18000	160	0.0045	source
Onsrud 63-500	Polycarbonate (Lexan)	any	–	–	0.004–0.006	source
Onsrud 63-750	Polycarbonate (Lexan)	any	–	–	0.004–0.006	source
Onsrud 63-850	Polycarbonate (Lexan)	any	–	–	0.004–0.006	source
SpeTool Carbide	Softwood	any	18000	140	0.004	source

FAQ

What feeds and speeds for a 1/8" upcut end mill on a hobby-ultralight CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.0006–0.00105 in per tooth and a feed of 14.4–24.2 IPM (18 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/8" upcut end mill on a hobby-light CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00064–0.00163 in per tooth and a feed of 20.5–45.6 IPM (20 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/8" upcut end mill on a hobby-rigid CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00092–0.00233 in per tooth and a feed of 29.3–65.2 IPM (20 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/8" upcut end mill on a business CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00128–0.00327 in per tooth and a feed of 41.1–91.3 IPM (20 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/8" upcut end mill on a industrial CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00156–0.00397 in per tooth and a feed of 49.9–110.8 IPM (20 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

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1/8" upcut end mill feeds and speeds