More important than speed at the bit shank though is a bit s rim speed the velocity of the cutter at the farthest point from the center of the shank.
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Answer from rob johnstone with very large router bits you need to slow down the rpms for safe cutting.
We cut our pod held hardwood curved mouldings at 150 to 200 ipm with a spindle speed of 18 000 rpm.
Increase the speed.
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Amana tool 46340 cnc solid carbide spiral plunge for solid wood 1 8 d x 1 2 ch x 1 8 shk x 2 inch long down cut router bit.
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18 000 rpm is a bit fast for that feed rate but we run at that so we won t blow the mouldings off the pods.
The end products are small parts.
The shearing action yields an especially clean accurate cut while the augering action clears chips from the cut.
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For example a 1 2 diameter bit spinning at 10 000 rpm runs almost 15 mph at the tip of the cutter.
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Cnc router bits for solid wood if the operation heats up the bits high speed steel may last as long as carbide.
As part of a project that i hope will be my business in the future i have bought a small cnc router to machine solid hardwood.
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Because woodworkers frequently make hardwood parts of 4 4 6 4 8 4 and even greater than 12 4 we need longer bits so it s best to shop for bits with appropriate cutting length cl.
As a result we go with hss downcut spiral 3 8 bits rather then a corresponding carbide bit.
Solid carbide spiral flute plunge router bits for solid wood spiral bits combine a shearing action in cutting with an augering action in chip clearance.
Woodworking question are there better guidelines for determining router speeds than those provided by the manufacturer in the owner s manual.
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Usually that means 250 bits with cutting lengths up to 1 125 375 bits up to 1 25 and 500 bits from 2 to 2 500.
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Routers with variable speed motors run between 8 000 and 26 000 rpm.
Smaller bits should spin faster for more information on large bits check out woodworker s journal april 2000 page 66.