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Old Sat 10 March 2012, 16:03
pinhocareca
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Viseu
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Exclamation Cutting Carbon Fiber in the CNC

Hi friends, good evening

I let here one video of my CNC cutting carbon fiber.

Carbon Fiber.... Thickness.... 1.5 mm

Two blade End Mill.... 3 mm

Spindle speed: 9250 rpms
Feed Rate.....920 mm/m
Plunge Rate..... 550 mm/m

http://youtu.be/kYVxcjTuMeg

A huge and hope I have helped.

António Pinho
http://arteemcnc.blogspot.com
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Old Tue 13 March 2012, 09:19
pinhocareca
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Viseu
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Engrave Charlie Chaplin in acrylic

Hello friends, good afternoon

I leave you a video with speed to engrave acrylic.

http://youtu.be/rmwtkGFd_9k

Spindle speed...9000 rpms
Feed Rate.....1500 mm/m
Plunge Rate..... 250 mm/m

Two blade ball nose.... 2.5 mm


A hug:
António Pinho
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Old Tue 13 March 2012, 12:36
smreish
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Is that extruded or cast acrylic?
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Old Tue 13 March 2012, 15:47
sailfl
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Winter Park, FL
United States of America
You can go faster with the acrylic. I do 100 inch/m and I have the router running around 16,000. The bits need to be new or very sharp.

Looks like you are using a v bit so you could go a little slower 75 I/M.
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Old Tue 13 March 2012, 17:34
pinhocareca
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Viseu
Portugal
Hi friends, good evening

smreish: the acrylic is the extruded.

sailfl: yes, I could contrive faster, but then stayed with a finish so perfect.
the bit I used was a 2.5 mm ball nose.

Cheers

António Pinho
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Old Tue 13 March 2012, 18:25
sailfl
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Winter Park, FL
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Antonio,

If you are happy that is all that matters. But looking at the video, you shavings are melted which means heat is building up. You bit will wear out faster.
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