Are tables available for general settings for cut depth, spindle speed and feedrate per material and end mill?  Are there any rules of thumb......"cut only as deep as end mill is wide" kinda wisdom available to a newbie?  For example, If I'm using a 1/16" bit to cut 1/8" aluminum, how deep should each pass be and at what spindle speed and what feedrate?

Thanks in advance Gurus,
Brian

Happy reading, this should do ya, there are programs that you can use.
RICH

See attached.
A handout i use with classes just starting with CNC programming / Milling.
It has a couple of questions on it - work them out, i can check my answers then?
It is metric - most students struggle to understand the 1000 in the RPM formula, it is only to use M/min surface speed with tooling measured in mm.

Thanks.  These will be invaluable.

thnkx Rich I got the downloads and I thank you for the help. I shall let you know the result of my studies.