Problem with cutting plastic

This is how the ball cutter looks after trying to cut some plastic:

plastic

It was quite hard, but I could remove it with a knife. Tool: Nomad Ballnose, 0.063" diameter. Standard setting in Carbide Create for ABS: depth per pass: 0.227 mm, stepover: 0.714 mm, feedrate: 302 mm, plungerate: 75 mm, RPM: 4687.

I guess the ballnose cutter is not a good idea for plastic?

You need to move the machine fast enough to maintain an adequate chipload, and spin the endmill slowly enough that even when it slows down into a corner it won’t overheat and begin to melt the plastic.

See https://precisebits.com/tutorials/calibrating_feeds_n_speeds.htm for a testing technique

You’ll also want to clear out as much as you can using conventional endmills — just use the ball where needed for undercuts.

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Here’s a link to WIll’s Feeds and Speeds chart which helped me cutting acrylic:
https://public.tableau.com/profile/willadams#!/vizhome/Carbide3DCNCFeedsandSpeeds/Sheet1?publish=yes

Most notable, your feed rate appears too low.

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Thanks, that’s a nice table! 9000 RPM and feedrate of 1000 works much better. Still sometimes some chips are spiraling at the cutter, but they don’t bake anymore and I can blow them away while it cuts.

I’m rather new to the CNC world but I’ve been reading a bit. A number of experienced users recommend NOT blowing, claiming that small particles find their way into bearings, etc. and promote wear. I’ve taken that to heart and am vacuuming instead.

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