Thanks for the info.
I took a guess at a starting point and used 5400 RPM & 8.6 IPM on a .042" dia carbide bit. Seemed to work just fine, had some burs on the back side but they sanded off without much effort. I was using some masonite as a backer but possibly I need something a little more dense to help reduce the burs.
Eventually I am going to build an accessory high speed spindle attachment to get the RPM up to 25K to 30K.
I also need to build some sort of holding fixture possibly a vacuum fixture to hold the blank boards.
Craig
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> I am looking for the surface feet per minute and feed per turn numbers
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> well below the 30,000 to 60,000 RPM used by a real PCB drilling spindle
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