Quote Originally Posted by Neale View Post
. . . .Can you relate the stiffness numbers you have obtained to actual cutting speed, DOC, surface finish, etc, results?
I'm still playing around with DOC, F&S, but here are some photos of holes I cut in the bed to allow nuts to be added for clamping things down. Finish is not too bad - you can see the finish on the sides of the hole, and at the bottom of the hole.

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