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downcut end mill profile illustration1/2" downcut end mill: baltic birch plywood

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Same material, other bits: all baltic birch plywood settings

Manufacturer / bitMachine classRPMFeed IPMChip load (in)Source
High Country Tools END-12DS-DLChobby-ultralight1200040.40.00169source
High Country Tools END-12D-DLChobby-ultralight1200040.40.00169source
High Country Tools END-12DL-DLChobby-ultralight1200040.40.00169source
High Country Tools END-12DS-DLChobby-light1800094.40.00262source
High Country Tools END-12D-DLChobby-light1800094.40.00262source
High Country Tools END-12DL-DLChobby-light1800094.40.00262source
High Country Tools END-12DS-DLChobby-rigid18000134.80.00375source
High Country Tools END-12D-DLChobby-rigid18000134.80.00375source
High Country Tools END-12DL-DLChobby-rigid18000134.80.00375source
High Country Tools END-12DS-DLCbusiness18000188.80.00524source
High Country Tools END-12D-DLCbusiness18000188.80.00524source
High Country Tools END-12DL-DLCbusiness18000188.80.00524source
High Country Tools END-12DS-DLCindustrial18000229.20.00637source
High Country Tools END-12D-DLCindustrial18000229.20.00637source
High Country Tools END-12DL-DLCindustrial18000229.20.00637source

FAQ

What feeds and speeds for a 1/2" downcut end mill in baltic birch plywood on a hobby-ultralight CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00169 in per tooth and a feed of 40.4 IPM (3 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/2" downcut end mill in baltic birch plywood on a hobby-light CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00262 in per tooth and a feed of 94.4 IPM (3 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/2" downcut end mill in baltic birch plywood on a hobby-rigid CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00375 in per tooth and a feed of 134.8 IPM (3 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/2" downcut end mill in baltic birch plywood on a business CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00524 in per tooth and a feed of 188.8 IPM (3 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/2" downcut end mill in baltic birch plywood on a industrial CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00637 in per tooth and a feed of 229.2 IPM (3 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.