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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Micro endmill cutting speeds

From: Mark Brueggemann <qrq_cw@...>
Date: 2007-07-29

--- ghidera2000 <ghidera2000@...> wrote:

> I want to try out a 0.005" stub endmill but I'm uncertain about
> the feed speed to use.

I use a Quickcircuit at work, and I've never had any luck running
stub endmills any smaller than 8 mils into 1oz board, no matter what
the feed rate. I usually try to route my boards to accomodate a
12 mil or larger bits, only running the 8 mil for those sections that
absolutely need it like fine pitch part pads. The 12 mil bit I run
at 3 inches per minute, and the 8 mil at 1 inch per minute. Perhaps
someone else has tips on the science of how to properly feed these
small end mills but this is what I've learned empirically.

Mark B.
Albuquerque, NM