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upcut end mill profile illustration1/4" upcut end mill: dense hardwood (maple, oak)

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Same material, other bits: all dense hardwood (maple, oak) settings

Manufacturer / bitMachine classRPMFeed IPMChip load (in)Source
High Country Tools END-ULH-DLChobby-ultralight1200024.30.00101source
High Country Tools END-UC2-DLChobby-ultralight1200028.40.00118source
High Country Tools END-UC4-DLChobby-ultralight1200040.50.00084source
High Country Tools END-ULH-DLChobby-light1800056.70.00158source
High Country Tools END-UC2-DLChobby-light1800066.20.00184source
High Country Tools END-UC4-DLChobby-light1800094.50.00131source
High Country Tools END-ULH-DLChobby-rigid18000810.00225source
High Country Tools END-UC2-DLChobby-rigid1800094.50.00263source
High Country Tools END-UC4-DLChobby-rigid180001350.00187source
High Country Tools END-ULH-DLCbusiness18000113.40.00315source
High Country Tools END-UC2-DLCbusiness18000132.30.00368source
High Country Tools END-UC4-DLCbusiness180001890.00262source
High Country Tools END-ULH-DLCindustrial18000137.70.00382source
High Country Tools END-UC2-DLCindustrial18000160.70.00446source
High Country Tools END-UC4-DLCindustrial18000229.50.00319source

FAQ

What feeds and speeds for a 1/4" upcut end mill in dense hardwood (maple, oak) on a hobby-ultralight CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00084–0.00118 in per tooth and a feed of 24.3–40.5 IPM (3 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/4" upcut end mill in dense hardwood (maple, oak) on a hobby-light CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00131–0.00184 in per tooth and a feed of 56.7–94.5 IPM (3 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/4" upcut end mill in dense hardwood (maple, oak) on a hobby-rigid CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00187–0.00263 in per tooth and a feed of 81–135 IPM (3 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/4" upcut end mill in dense hardwood (maple, oak) on a business CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00262–0.00368 in per tooth and a feed of 113.4–189 IPM (3 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/4" upcut end mill in dense hardwood (maple, oak) on a industrial CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00319–0.00446 in per tooth and a feed of 137.7–229.5 IPM (3 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.