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Originally posted by ]JR[
Say the tool path is 50" in total (lots of passes, your using a small cutter) and youll probably cut at 2"/min @ 4 thou depth, and your total depth is 3/8"
50/2 = 25min tool path
94 passes to reach depth
25 x 94 ~ 39 hours machine time
Youll have to see what speeds it will comfortably cut at, but i should imagine my estimates are not too bad.
]JR[
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Where are you getting 3/8" from? 3mm is less than 1/8", 0.1181102" to be exact. Our engraver could do that in one pas in Brass or 2 passes in Copper with up to a 1/8" cutter. At 10IPM to boot. But it is a $14,000 machine and made very well.
With that small machine of his it would be slower but not much., He hs RPM to make up for tourque and engraving cutters are made for high speed cutting.
Give it a shot. If it kills the machine it's your loss, but if it works your golden.
