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machining wood :) help please
Brass_Machine:
--- Quote from: AdeV on January 10, 2014, 10:21:42 AM ---...
Personally I'd recommend using router bits simply because you won't abrade your expensive HSS tooling. Plus router bits come in all fancy shapes & sizes for relatively little money.
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Fairly easy to get locally (well, for us over here) at the box home improvement stores too!
ieezitin:
Well here are the fruits on my endeavors. I took note of all that replied, and this is what i came up with.
Notes...
I was told too run my milling cutters full out, that was a disaster, i toned it down to 1500RPM with a 3/4 end mill, it shaved wood off not milled. I used a wood router profiling tool to profile the rounded edged at the same speed. The type with a ball bearing on the end, i used the edge reference for the bearing contact. The wood i was milling was Mahogany, its a hard wood, it made my cutters hot but tolerable. Dust was kicking up, i used i vacuum to get rid of all debris.
Hope you all learn.. Anthony.
RussellT:
That looks a good finish. I hope your friend was pleased.
Russell
Stilldrillin:
WOW. That's beautiful! :bugeye:
Well done! :clap: :clap:
I've got several offcut pieces of mahogany, awaiting a purpose. Never thought of machining, as such....... :palm:
David D
ian99:
FYI, that wood is one of a large group of similar woods from South East Asia known variously as Meranti/Lauan/Philippine Mahogany.
It is not in any sense a real Mahogany which has a much nicer colour and grain.
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