Cutting speeds

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I used a 500W china spindle for my tests.

Plexiglas (PMMA)

Melts at 160°C (even earlier than your printer's PLA or PETG).

These are the main challenges:

  • Make sure the chips leave the flute so they can't friction weld (dust shoe, compressed air)
  • Finding the highest cutting volume (diameter*speed*attack) while keeping the tool as cool as possible
cutter diameter (mm) speed (mm/min) plunge (mm/min) attack (mm) rpm cooling notes
single-flute 2.0 300 30 0.5 10,000 none Great result, more should be doable!
single-flute 2.0 400 30 0.75 10,000 none Looks good, might be the limit before it shows.
single-flute 3.175 100 50 0.5 10,000 none Looks okay, but seems to be the limit. 300mm/min also tested, PMMA was melting.
single-flute 3.175 80 50 1.0 10,000 none Looks okay, but seems to be the limit. (Attack 2.00 Speed 100 failed miserably with melting)

Cutter diameter of 2.00mm seems to be the most viable method - maybe trying hiher speed is an option?

Engraving

0.5mm deep TBD TBD

Poplar plywood (Pappelsperrholz)

cutter diameter (mm) speed (mm/min) attack (mm) plunge (mm/min) rpm cooling notes
single-flute 2.0 300 30 2.0 10,000 none Great result, more should be doable!

Pine plywood (Kiefersperrholz)

cutter diameter (mm) speed (mm/min) attack (mm) plunge (mm/min) rpm cooling notes
single-flute 2.0 400 2.0 100 10,000 none Works out fine, more speed should be possible.

OSB (Grobspanplatten)

cutter diameter (mm) speed (mm/min) attack (mm) plunge (mm/min) rpm cooling notes
single-flute 3.175 500 0.75 80 10,000 none Works out fine, more speed should be possible.
single-flute 3.175 555 1.00 127 10,000 none Works out fine, more speed or attack should be possible.
single-flute 3.175 555 2.00 127 10,000 none Works out fine, more speed or attack should be possible.

Examples

12mm OSB, 3.175 single flute

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    • Cutting speed: 555mm/min
    • Attack: 1.00mm
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    • Cutting speed: 555mm/min
    • Attack (only outer cut, inner are done with 1.00mm): 2.00mm

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