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15-04-2017 #10
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6mm Single Flute is my general use bit when cutting Alu unless I need smaller for radius/slots etc. I have a 2 Flute 12mm I tend to use for hogging out plastics, that's the largest I have used so far, works great.
3 Flute roughing bits also pretty useful but I do find them a bit harder to get right without coolant, easy to start welding chips if you're a bit off the sweet spot. Single Flute is much more forgiving in my experience and well suited to the high speed spindle.
G-wizard can be a good place to start for feeds/speeds. Think it has a 30 day free trial.Last edited by Zeeflyboy; 15-04-2017 at 01:49 AM.
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