what do i look at

[reefy86]

been playing around with aspire on a trial and finding it hard what to look at. i have a bitmap traced and ends up previewing well but I'm struggling to determine what settings i should look at when increasing cutting speed but keeping detail. i know it depends on machine but say i spend about 7k on a 8x4 machine is that enough to get a well built machine and if so could someone give me the maths inside aspire that i could achieve. such as when using standard tools my spindle speed is 12000rpm and feed rate is 60 but obviously a slow cut so with that price i mentioned what could i bump those settings to?

cheers

Ash

[Clive S]

I think you are asking an impossible question. You can't use the simulation to find the cutting speed on a real machine.
You don't say what the DOC is you want or what you are trying to cut you mention 60 is inches mm or apples !! feed rate is dependant on the material the number of flutes on the cutter and the DOC etc.

[Boyan Silyavski]

The maths are very simple.
-You have a good machine with 8kw spindle,ATC, expensive router bit 150 euro each, vacuum table, good vacuum aspiration, you could cut all day at 400IPm full depth

Now lower any of these and speed and depth of cut go down and degrades to what you said above, even if the machine is ok.

There are much more things also to consider, material, shape, finish, bit life...

But one thing is clear, if you are in a hurry you will need a machine with all the bells and whistles

[Clive S]

400IPm full depth !!! what in ali or 50 mm in oak etc The op does not say what he is cutting

[Boyan Silyavski]

400IPm full depth !!! what in ali or 50 mm in oak etc The op does not say what he is cutting

Obviously wood or panel most likely jusdjing from the size of machine, as i would not say 60ipm is slow in aluminum

[reefy86]

in most cases its mainly 25mm mdf but i want the possibilities of all types of wood including thin plastic and aluminium.