As a gut instinct measure from those experienced with R8 Tapers, what would be a practical limitation for the cutter diameter for slotting light materials like plastic.
In this case, I'm thinking to use a cutter on the thinner side and take multiple cuts (rather than one big heavy) and I'd like to slot 1.75" deep.
Slotting cutter could be mounted on a 1.25" arbor, but I know the ultimate limitation is the R8 taper.
Speed likely will be on the high side, with a feed rate on the low side (manual feed, not using the drives) to get immediate feedback during the cut.
This is being done in a late model Bridgeport.
In this case, I'm thinking to use a cutter on the thinner side and take multiple cuts (rather than one big heavy) and I'd like to slot 1.75" deep.
Slotting cutter could be mounted on a 1.25" arbor, but I know the ultimate limitation is the R8 taper.
Speed likely will be on the high side, with a feed rate on the low side (manual feed, not using the drives) to get immediate feedback during the cut.
This is being done in a late model Bridgeport.