Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] cutting force

> Is this a CNC topic?
> What kind of wood...hard maple, soft pine, ironwood, ash, oak, cedar,etc?

Sure, if he is trying to figure out what he needs in the way of axis drives
and maybe even machine structure to counter it.

There may be theoretical models for cutting force, but I'd be more
tempted to determine it experiementally somehow - in the case of axis
drive requirements, say replacing a handhweel with a small drum and
using a string and weights to apply a torque.

Of course doing experiments with a running cutter requires extreme
care to insure that the cutter can't grab the work, the force
application mechanism (string, whatever) or the operator!

Chris Stratton