Jrill
Aluminum
- Joined
- Feb 11, 2013
- Location
- Northeast USA
I bought a few different styles of single flute router bits from LMT Onsrud, ones specified as for aluminum, but they keep breaking. I've been using them at 4-8k rpm in VMCs, not in a real router spindle. I'm wondering how others use 1 or 2 flute router bits in aluminum, what works and what doesn't.
It seems like they're designed for high rpm, high doc, and really low chipload. Maybe they're designed to look cool and promptly break upon use? Seems like it sometimes.
Is cutting through 6061 0.125 extrusion with a 0.078-0.125 diameter single flute unrealistic?
It seems like they're designed for high rpm, high doc, and really low chipload. Maybe they're designed to look cool and promptly break upon use? Seems like it sometimes.
Is cutting through 6061 0.125 extrusion with a 0.078-0.125 diameter single flute unrealistic?