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    Quote Originally Posted by Zeeflyboy View Post
    I have gummed up the roughing bits on more than one occasion when milling ecocast plate... to the extent that I actually had to dissolve the aluminium to get it off the cutters. What feeds/speeds and DoC/step over have you been trying?

    Like I said they are definitely far more sensitive to incorrect speeds and feeds than single or 2 flute, proper coolant/lubrication would widen your envelope significantly.
    Tried 500 and 1000 mm/m at their recommendation of 13000 RPM.
    Only tried 2mm DoC.
    Not sure what to try next.
    Last edited by JOGARA; 25-04-2017 at 04:50 PM.
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