Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] mill vs router

Hi Peter:
Routers tend to have a big work envelope and are typically less rigid
than mills.
Their most common application is to cut shapes out of thin panels, but this
is by no means their only application.
Mills tend to be used more for removing larger amounts of material on
thicker workpieces.
Mills exist with spindle speeds that are comparable to router spindle
speeds, but are typically of much heavier construction and therefore more
expensive.
Obviously the two definitions overlap by a fair bit; machines used in
aerospace applications are a typical example of this.
To answer your question about Flashcut (from your next post) my personal
experience has been good.
Everything worked as promised right out of the box.
It was dead easy to set up and learn.
The price was acceptable to me for a turnkey system.
It was Windows based (a BIG plus for me...I hate DOS based systems)

Cheers

Marcus
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Hall <cadcam4all@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Monday, January 29, 2001 7:03 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] mill vs router

>What is the exact difference between a mill and a
>router. It seems to me that the only difference is in
>the spindle speed? with the mill rpm in the region of
>1000 or less while that of the router would be much
>higher than 10,000 rpm?
>
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