motoxy
17-09-2012, 09:36 PM
This a is a small chart to help with those of us that are doing lighter work. Always wondering what chip load to use so this may help.
MATERIAL
CHIP LOAD
INCHES
METRIC
Minimum
Average
Minimum
Average
Solid Wood - Dense
0.006
0.015
0.1524
0.381
Solid Wood - Soft
0.008
0.02
0.2032
0.508
Particle Board
0.01
0.025
0.254
0.635
MDF
0.008
0.015
0.2032
0.381
Rigid Plastic
0.01
0.02
0.254
0.508
Flexible Plastic
0.015
0.025
0.381
0.635
Aluminum
0.002
0.009
0.0508
0.2286
Bruce
MATERIAL
CHIP LOAD
INCHES
METRIC
Minimum
Average
Minimum
Average
Solid Wood - Dense
0.006
0.015
0.1524
0.381
Solid Wood - Soft
0.008
0.02
0.2032
0.508
Particle Board
0.01
0.025
0.254
0.635
MDF
0.008
0.015
0.2032
0.381
Rigid Plastic
0.01
0.02
0.254
0.508
Flexible Plastic
0.015
0.025
0.381
0.635
Aluminum
0.002
0.009
0.0508
0.2286
Bruce