Having only used 1/4" corian, what kind of bit-life do you get with 1/2" corian.
Seems to me that it would get hotter and maybe dull faster - is that the case?
And yes, those thicker lithos look great.
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Having only used 1/4" corian, what kind of bit-life do you get with 1/2" corian.
Seems to me that it would get hotter and maybe dull faster - is that the case?
And yes, those thicker lithos look great.
Ken,
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Hi, Ken.....
When I first starting carving 1/2", MT said that it wasn't a good idea - but, aside from the problem I mentioned below, I haven't had any problems.
Re dulling of the bit, if you're carving 1/4" Corian, the dulling will be the same with 1/2", it's just that more of the bit's being used.....
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Two things will slow the dulling of bits in Corian. First is to sow the feed rate a bit. The second is NEVER use the same bit for wood. Not sure why this is true but we increased bit life 11 times when we did both.
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Man, you NEVER stop gaining good info, here.
Thought that I'd never step beyond 1/4" Corian. But methinks that I will, NOW.
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