Yes, but.. a .020" snaps if you look at it wrong.
On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Ben Potter <[email protected]> wrote: > That seems extremely slow. I can't see a mention of what the plastic you're > cutting is but for Corian or acrylic with a 60 degree v-bit I tend to run > at > around 1800 mm/min, 3mm DOC, 16k to 20k on the spindle - I adjust that by > ear. > > I would run faster - but my router caps out at 2000 mm/min. > > At 15 IPM I'd be concerned about rubbing at anything over ~4000 rpm. > > YMMV > Ben > > > From: Erik Friesen [mailto:[email protected]] > > I'll try that. I am currently cutting .015" deep, probably around > > 32000 rpm and 15 ipm. > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 7:36 AM, Marius Liebenberg > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> Make sure that your spindle speed is as slow as you can go with it. > >> I found to get a neat clean cut with plastics, I have to turn the > >> speed way down. The feed can be fast. You want to get nice chips. If > >> you go too slow or the spindle speed is too high, the plastic tends > >> to melt at the edges instead of being cut away. > >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced > analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building > apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use > our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! > http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
