Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Motor sizing

On Sat, 29 Jun 2002 19:12:38 -0000, you wrote:

>I think I read somewhere it only takes 10lbs of force to rout a piece
>of wood with a 1/2" cutter, 3/4" deep, at 3"/min feed?

Surely that depends on the cutters rotational speed?

Would you really cut that slow on wood? A commercial Komo machine I
saw was running at 3000 inches a minute! Frightening!!!

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