So I make these banjo arm rests for my father using a retro CNC Bridgeport..
http://www.littlemountainmusic.com/banjo.htm
Currently, they are made from Corian, yes, the same thing Dupont sells and is most commonly used to make countertops... I was against if at first, but I have to say it makes for a nice finished product, but slightly brittle... But VERY colorful!
Anyway, now he wants some made out of curly maple, as in the wood (expensive stuff!). He has one board of tiger stripped curly maple and people begging for them. Problem is I realize that this job is much better suited for a CNC router or a high RPM milling spindle and I'm limited to 3000 RPM.
Anyone do any wood working on a lower RPM spindle that can give me any advice? Should be straight forward, 2 flute HSS endmills and play with the feedrates. I'm just wondering if there is something I'm totally over-looking seems how I've never done woodworking, I mostly cut steel and steel alloys, some aluminum and a little bit of plastic.
The wood will be drilled and bolted down to a production fixture that was made for the Corian version. My intentions as of right now is use all HSS tooling and pretty much the same programs/feeds/speeds...
What do you guys think?