Carbide feed and speed

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

FWIW, I’ve been trying to wrap my mind around this and have been working out my ignorance in public at:

Tutorial on feeds and speeds

I’m afraid that this will be a bit of a cheat — I’m going to try to crowdsource an understanding of this. Let’s start by looking at all the variables: Material being cut — this should be groupable into a couple of categories, ideally matched up with typical endmill manufacturer recommendations: Hardwood Soft plywood MDF/Particle board Plastic (hard) Plastic (soft) Acrylic Metal (ferrous/non-ferrous), specific alloys and elements (are there any elements in their native form which are usefully …

I think this is a pretty cool representation of the official feeds and speeds though:

https://public.tableau.com/profile/willadams#!/vizhome/Carbide3DCNCFeedsandSpeeds/Sheet1?publish=yes

(and really need to get at least 1/8" endmills in a Shapeoko added somehow)