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Re: CNC Tooling

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Originally Posted by DonRotolo View Post
OK, so I finally downloaded ME Consultant, and I'm not sure that I'm understanding what I am seeing. The Help file doesn't open for me.

Referring to the image, can someone confirm for me that with the parameters shown (1/4" 4-flute HSS endmill cutting 6061 to a depth of about 1/8"), I should cut at about 72 IPM?

What do "Spindle %" and "Feed %" mean? I don't understand the percentage..
Those are reasonable numbers. I don't know what the % means, but I'm guessing you modified the spindle speed and left the chip load as they recommended it? It probably means that 10,000 RPM is 197% of the default speed it would recommend.
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