Thank you for this info!
What is the typical total thickness of your part and/or cut depth?
Ballendo
Originally posted by azsigns
I cut out aluminum lettering all day long.
Here's what I do using a 3.25hp router on a medium built machine.
5052 Aluminum
1/4" Single Flute Carbide (Belin Yvon 33635)
Depth/pass 0.080" to 0.090"
Feed Rate 35 - 38 ipm
Spindle 13000 rmp
Mist Coolant (Oil Based)
This gives me a mirror finish on the edges and good tool life.
The Belin Yvon cutter is by far the best I've ever used.
Nice clean cool little aluminum curls for chips. Not those short sharp slivers you pick from your fingers for days.
The cutter being single flute has an extra large clearance for the chips so it never welds up. Expensive bits but worth every penny.
Just feed the Z axis slow around 10 ipm. They don't like to plunge.
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