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Bits › 3/8" tapered ball nose bit › dense hardwood (maple, oak)

tapered ball nose bit profile illustration3/8" tapered ball nose bit: dense hardwood (maple, oak)

Other materials: acrylic · baltic birch plywood · epoxy resin · hardwood · hdpe / uhmw · mdf · melamine · softwood

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

Manufacturer / bitMachine classRPMFeed IPMChip load (in)Source
High Country Tools TBN-1838-DLChobby-ultralight1200047.30.00098source
High Country Tools TBN-1838-DLChobby-light16000980.00153source
High Country Tools TBN-1838-DLChobby-rigid160001400.00219source
High Country Tools TBN-1838-DLCbusiness160001960.00306source
High Country Tools TBN-1838-DLCindustrial160002380.00372source

FAQ

What feeds and speeds for a 3/8" tapered ball nose bit in dense hardwood (maple, oak) on a hobby-ultralight CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00098 in per tooth and a feed of 47.3 IPM (1 sourced row). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 3/8" tapered ball nose bit in dense hardwood (maple, oak) on a hobby-light CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00153 in per tooth and a feed of 98 IPM (1 sourced row). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 3/8" tapered ball nose bit in dense hardwood (maple, oak) on a hobby-rigid CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00219 in per tooth and a feed of 140 IPM (1 sourced row). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 3/8" tapered ball nose bit in dense hardwood (maple, oak) on a business CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00306 in per tooth and a feed of 196 IPM (1 sourced row). Start low and test in scrap.

What feeds and speeds for a 3/8" tapered ball nose bit in dense hardwood (maple, oak) on a industrial CNC router?
Published manufacturer data (High Country Tools) gives a chip load of 0.00372 in per tooth and a feed of 238 IPM (1 sourced row). Start low and test in scrap.