Re: Is there a way to drill holes with a router?

for drilling 1/4" holes, considder using the 1/4 endmill.

for freeds, start with about 0.0015" depth of cut per flute.

for acrylic, think slow. at high router speeds, plastics melt.

if you have any chatter when drilling alum, give the drill a shot of
WD-40. makes a world of difference when milling alum.

also, endmills drilling plastics prevent splitting the parts when the
bit penetrates.

Dave

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "ralaco" <ralaco@y...> wrote:
> Thank you Bob and Carl:
>
> To mill out holes between 1/4" and 3/8" diam in a 1/4" thick
aluminum
> plank
> with a 1/8" end-mill cutter, what feed speed should I set?
>
> Raul Lara
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "ralaco" <ralaco@y...>
wrote:
> > Can I use drill bits with a router? If so what speed I must use
> with
> > a 3.25 Hp 5 Speed Porter Cable Router?
> >
> > I need to drill different hole sizes in a aluminum and acrylic
> plates
> > and then, cutout some circles from the same plates.
> >
> > I'm asking this because the router speed is much more higher than
a
> > drill.
> >
> > Raul Lara