Wow, thanks to all for the advice, I have lots to absorb! I am nearing overwhelming support of HSS vs carbide though. Will have to get some HSS blades for this holder and do some experiments. One question on this post:
> On Jun 30, 2015, at 12:45 PM, Andy Pugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > With a HSS blade I would use 30 m/min and 0.03mm / Rev in CSS and FPR. That > will be rather conservative for carbide and a lathe not made of rubber. 30m/min is the spindle rotation not feed, yes? And 0.03mm/Rev is the “chipload” or is that SFM? Sorry, mostly deal with imperial. -Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't Limit Your Business. Reach for the Cloud. GigeNET's Cloud Solutions provide you with the tools and support that you need to offload your IT needs and focus on growing your business. Configured For All Businesses. Start Your Cloud Today. https://www.gigenetcloud.com/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
