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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: Jimchi52 on April 02, 2016, 05:47:09 PM

Title: cutter problem
Post by: Jimchi52 on April 02, 2016, 05:47:09 PM

I am cutting a .0625 deep 1/8 wide groove in birch plywood and this is what it looks like.Feedrate is ay 50% and router is at 23000 rpm.What would be the problem?Thanks

Title: Re: cutter problem
Post by: ger21 on April 02, 2016, 11:27:18 PM

50% of what?
And what type of tool?

Try a downcut spiral at 100ipm and 12,000 rpm.

Title: Re: cutter problem
Post by: Jimchi52 on April 03, 2016, 05:01:54 AM

I am cutting at 50% feedrate on mach 3 screen. I could not find a downcut bit in 1/8

Title: Re: cutter problem
Post by: magicniner on April 03, 2016, 05:38:41 AM

Quote from: Jimchi52 on April 03, 2016, 05:01:54 AM

I am cutting at 50% feedrate on mach 3 screen. I could not find a downcut bit in 1/8

That could be 50% of nothing or 50% of Light Speed, a percentage means nothing without a reference value ;-)