How fast do you run your 201 Endmill at. I have been using the recommended speed on CC. Just seeing what people are running it at. Thank you
What material are you cutting?
I use the recommended F&S but during cutting I generally increase feed rate to 150% and if changing tool I set back to 100% and look and listen to tool before increasing. You want to make sure you are getting chips and not fine saw dust.
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Busby is not the most common name are you related to my friend Donnie Busby in Baton Rouge LA? Just curious.
I am going to be cutting red oak. Just contour cutting. Put was also trying to see for pocket on pine and oak.
Nope don’t know who that is.
I try to stick to the 0.001" to 0.002" chipload range for a 1/4" tool in hardwood as a starting point, then use feedrate override during a cut to push it further if the machine is willing to do it.
So on a 3-flute like the #201 and assuming you run your router at say 18.000 RPM, that translates to a feedrate range of 54 to 108ipm.
However, feedrate is only one part of the story, and depth of cut will matter just as much, especially on profile/slotting cuts where chip evacuation is poor (and especially when using a 3-flute)
In oak I like to run at the upper end of the chipload range but with a small depth per pass (~0.05" )
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