RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Any "Best Practice" Recommendations for clearing chips and feed/speed when cutting Aluminum??

~1. Any ideas on the removal of chips
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~2. Any ideas on the lubrication of the cutter (It's an 1/8" end mill)
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~3. I experimented with feed rates and speeds as I was encouraged to do. I
~came up with 2500 rpm, 5-10" ipm on XY and 1 ipm on Z seemed to work. I
~would welcome some recommended rates for my sample part
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~ Spindle Speed?
~ Feed Rate XY?
~ Feed Rate Z?
~

There's a really cool reference guide availabe to the genearal public. It's
called the machineing data handbook. It's chock full of references on all
kinds of things involved machining....Feedrates, types of tools for types of
metal, all kinds of things. It's a bit expensive but its a totally usefull
guide.

Scot


~This is a learning adventure for me. I'm open to all kinds of feedback so
~fire away :-)
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~Thanks. I cant wait to check my email in the AM to see what kind of
~responses I get....
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~Eric Mack
~glee@...
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~P.S. I am documenting my adventure to try and write a tutorial to help some
~future lost soul do this. For now, I return to wood and plastic for
~practice until I master the speed/feed stuff.
~
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