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tapered ball nose bit profile illustration1/4" tapered ball nose bit: 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 TBN-132-DLChobby-ultralight1200024.60.00103source
High Country Tools TBN-116-DLChobby-ultralight1200038.50.00107source
High Country Tools TBN-18S-DLChobby-ultralight1200038.50.00107source
High Country Tools TBN-18-DLChobby-ultralight1200048.10.001source
High Country Tools TBN-132-DLChobby-light1600051.10.0016source
High Country Tools TBN-116-DLChobby-light1600079.80.00166source
High Country Tools TBN-18S-DLChobby-light1600079.80.00166source
High Country Tools TBN-18-DLChobby-light1600099.80.00156source
High Country Tools TBN-132-DLChobby-rigid16000730.00228source
High Country Tools TBN-116-DLChobby-rigid160001140.00237source
High Country Tools TBN-18S-DLChobby-rigid160001140.00237source
High Country Tools TBN-18-DLChobby-rigid16000142.50.00223source
High Country Tools TBN-132-DLCbusiness16000102.10.00319source
High Country Tools TBN-116-DLCbusiness16000159.60.00332source
High Country Tools TBN-18S-DLCbusiness16000159.60.00332source
High Country Tools TBN-18-DLCbusiness16000199.50.00312source
High Country Tools TBN-132-DLCindustrial160001240.00388source
High Country Tools TBN-116-DLCindustrial16000193.80.00404source
High Country Tools TBN-18S-DLCindustrial16000193.80.00404source
High Country Tools TBN-18-DLCindustrial16000242.30.00379source

FAQ

What feeds and speeds for a 1/4" tapered ball nose bit in baltic birch plywood on a hobby-ultralight CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.001–0.00107 in per tooth and a feed of 24.6–48.1 IPM (4 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/4" tapered ball nose bit in baltic birch plywood on a hobby-light CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00156–0.00166 in per tooth and a feed of 51.1–99.8 IPM (4 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/4" tapered ball nose bit in baltic birch plywood on a hobby-rigid CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00223–0.00237 in per tooth and a feed of 73–142.5 IPM (4 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/4" tapered ball nose bit in baltic birch plywood on a business CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00312–0.00332 in per tooth and a feed of 102.1–199.5 IPM (4 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/4" tapered ball nose bit in baltic birch plywood on a industrial CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00379–0.00404 in per tooth and a feed of 124–242.3 IPM (4 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.