I build guitars, so lots of maple, rosewood, ebony and mahogany. I was using a 1/2" Whitesite bit today cutting the headstock .1875 depth per pass and it left buring marks. I was running it at 15ipm. It was plowing through solid wood and when I raised it to 20ipm it seemed too fast, this was only a guess. The router didn't seem labored or the bit but I'm afraid to run it faster for fear of hurting the machine or part. I mean what makes a machine be able to plow at 125ipm? What's a good test? I am using 425oz Keling motors with a 24v PS, the machine is pretty solid and all aluminum. I'm using a full size bosch router. I alway though that if the motors weren't strong enough I might lose steps without knowing? Any help on figuring out feed speeds for this size bit? All my other bits I have no problem calculating speeds. |