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upcut end mill profile illustration1/8" 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-18U-DLChobby-ultralight1200016.20.00068source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLChobby-ultralight1200016.20.00068source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLChobby-light1800037.80.00105source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLChobby-light1800037.80.00105source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLChobby-rigid18000540.0015source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLChobby-rigid18000540.0015source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLCbusiness1800075.60.0021source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLCbusiness1800075.60.0021source
High Country Tools END-18U-DLCindustrial1800091.80.00255source
High Country Tools END-18U18-DLCindustrial1800091.80.00255source

FAQ

What feeds and speeds for a 1/8" 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 0.00068 in per tooth and a feed of 16.2 IPM (2 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/8" 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 0.00105 in per tooth and a feed of 37.8 IPM (2 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/8" 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 0.0015 in per tooth and a feed of 54 IPM (2 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/8" upcut end mill in dense hardwood (maple, oak) on a business CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.0021 in per tooth and a feed of 75.6 IPM (2 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 1/8" upcut end mill in dense hardwood (maple, oak) on a industrial CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00255 in per tooth and a feed of 91.8 IPM (2 sourced rows). Start low and test in scrap.