Re: cutting force

Thanks for the info, very handy.
Any thoughts on what factor to allow as a margin ?
Should it be twice or ten times or whatever the calculated force is ?

Rab

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "cdoughtynz" <cdoughty@p...> wrote:
> Hi All,
> The following email is a reply I received after my inquiry "How to
> calulate the force required to rout a piece of wood".
> The example is the force applied to a spindle when a 12.7 mm dia
> cutter is feed into a piece of wood 20 mm deep and 75 mm per sec.