Feed and spindle speeds when cutting on mill
Feed and spindle speeds when cutting on mill
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Hi,
This might be a bit too basic of a question for this part of the forum, but I often have trouble when cutting materials on our CNC mill - I do not know the correct feed and spindle speeds to use with different materials and different size cutters.
I have rough rules of thumb but often (especially when working with plastics) get a bad finish due to incorrectly setting up the machine speeds.
Can anyone recommend a good table, chart or book that might help me to overcome this problem?
Thanks in advance.
This might be a bit too basic of a question for this part of the forum, but I often have trouble when cutting materials on our CNC mill - I do not know the correct feed and spindle speeds to use with different materials and different size cutters.
I have rough rules of thumb but often (especially when working with plastics) get a bad finish due to incorrectly setting up the machine speeds.
Can anyone recommend a good table, chart or book that might help me to overcome this problem?
Thanks in advance.





RE: Feed and spindle speeds when cutting on mill
Tom
Thomas J. Walz
Carbide Processors, Inc.
www.carbideprocessors.com
RE: Feed and spindle speeds when cutting on mill
I also agree to talk with your tool supplier to get excellent info on how to apply the tooling to the job.
jck26
RE: Feed and spindle speeds when cutting on mill
RE: Feed and spindle speeds when cutting on mill
NEVER use them on metal.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Feed and spindle speeds when cutting on mill
RE: Feed and spindle speeds when cutting on mill
download from : http://fadal.com
It is called Fadal CNC Quick Code.
At another forum I'm a member of, it ranked very high over
all. Easy to use, you only have to enter the parameters.
Covers most materials, even generates G code.
But if you want the old basic, outdated charts, just goto
the public library. Lots of old high school texts there.
Ms Jamie.