Wood Butcher
01-31-2007, 11:47 PM
If you can control feed and speed of the bit, and if you haven chosen the correct cutting profile for the material, you will get good results.
Big IF’s.
More flutes will not mean better results in all materials.
Just the math to calculate the cutting face speed from the tip to the perimeter of the tool is daunting.
Grabbing any old bit off the shelf won’t cut it and can eat up expensive material, put undue stress on the machine and subject you to flying shrapnel when the bit breaks.
Yea, you could get lucky and find a profile that works well in soft pine or fir and will have terrible results in oak or plastic.
Feed, Speed and Profile should be your mantra.
Use what’s recommended and don’t kill your warranty.
:cry:
Big IF’s.
More flutes will not mean better results in all materials.
Just the math to calculate the cutting face speed from the tip to the perimeter of the tool is daunting.
Grabbing any old bit off the shelf won’t cut it and can eat up expensive material, put undue stress on the machine and subject you to flying shrapnel when the bit breaks.
Yea, you could get lucky and find a profile that works well in soft pine or fir and will have terrible results in oak or plastic.
Feed, Speed and Profile should be your mantra.
Use what’s recommended and don’t kill your warranty.
:cry: