I have been trying to figure out how to get rid of the awful edges on my pine cuts to no avail.
I’ve used new bits. Lowered the feeds and speeds. Lowered DOC. Increased F/S/D. It always ends the same. And a lot of these are too deep to effectively sand out.
I’m using select pine.
Running slower on hardwoods don’t cause as much issue, so I’m thinking it has to be the pine?
Leaving a roughing clearance and taking a finishing pass w/ a small and sharp tool will help, HSS rather than carbide if possible, and downcut tool geometry may help.
If I do a 0.05" finish pass, should I do a full length DOC (0.75), or should I still do 0.1in. I am worried that the chip load will be too low even setting the feed to something like 200ipm and the speed to 1 on the dial.
I use sandpaper.
Worrying over the extreme details in search of a perfect off-the-machine finish will drive you to drink. Other than that, it’s a big problem.