Quote Originally Posted by Dangle_kt View Post
the small sample program was what I edited, it was set to run above the work peice to demo the machine to me when I bought it. I just set it to run the same path but 1mm into the material. stupid mistake to have not thought it through more. I have since learned that plunge rate needs to be a lot slower than feed rate.

My max spindle speed is 5000, and I'm not sure what it can rapid at
Yep, a lot slower plunge. Keep in mind, some end mills cannot mill straight down if they are not cutting in the centre. Its better to helix or profile in at an angle anyways.

What is the HP rating of the spindle?