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Most of us have experienced this exact problem: Run a HSS drill at too high RPM in steel, and it will blunt before you make more than a little dent. The following charts were transcribed from Carbide Create 433. |1.429 mm (0.056″) plunge rate is .25mm. 20000 RPM 1/8 endmill: 50ipm, 20 plunge, 3 on Dewalt dial. 3. 800mm/min feedrate and 500mm plunge Finish Allowance: 1/4" chamfer mill at 20IPM with .05" stepover. June 2019 Tested on a machine with limited Z axis power so the plunge rate is constrained by the machine. ‘Feeds and speeds’ is generally used to refer to ‘feed rate’, ‘slew rate’, ‘plunge rate’ and ‘spindle rpm’. CNC feeds and speeds. [236] Carbon Fiber Plates and Aluminum Bearing Blocks. Had a perfect cut at 12 mm/sec, 3.17 step and router at 4 makita with 1/4 " flat carbide3d cutter. Happy cutting! 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