Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Calculating mechanical forces

In a message dated 8/2/2005 9:28:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
spadnos@... writes:

Also, the cutters you used were probably much
smaller than a 2" diameter - that would also linearly reduce the force
on the drive screws.

Am I way off here, or is that close to the answer? :)

- Steve



Actually, we used a lot of 3" fly cutters to level some of the boards, but
we did run them at around 12,000 rpm, not 20,000, and we only cut about 1/4"
to 1/2" deep. Keep in mind that we were using motors that were between 10 and
15 times the size of the 1 HP mentioned. However, there would be
adjustments due to the higher speeds. The drive screws used were usually around 1"
diameter.



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