Merlin Router Book

Tel: 01509 610300 • Fax: 01509 610400 • Email: sales@merlintools.co.uk • www.merlintools.co.uk 111 Technical Information Series 6020 6021 7020 7021 6050 6051 7050 7051 6030 7030 7170 7171 7190 7191 7192 7193 FG Page 25 36 57 72 76 76 82 Diameter 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1.5mm 1/16" 3mm 0.07-0.12 0.07-0.12 0.05-0.10 0.05-0.10 1/8" 0.003-0.005" 0.003-0.005" 0.002-0.004" 0.002-0.004" 6mm 0.07-0.12 0.10-0.15 0.07-0.12 0.05-0.10 0.10-0.15 1/4" 0.003-0.005" 0.004-0.006" 0.003-0.005" 0.002-0.004" 0.004-0.006" 10mm 0.10-0.15 0.15-0.20 0.10-0.15 0.05-0.25 0.07-0.15 0.17-0.22 0.10-0.15 3/8" 0.004-0.006" 0.006-0.008" 0.004-0.006" 0.002-0.010" 0.003-0.006" 0.007-0.009" 0.004-0.006" 12mm 0.12-0.0.17 0.25-0.30 0.12-0.17 0.05-0.25 0.18-0.23 0.20-0.25 0.10-0.15 1/2" 0.005-0.007" 0.010-0.012" 0.005-0.007" 0.002-0.010" 0.007-0.009" 0.008-0.010" 0.004-0.006" 16mm 5/8" 20mm 3/4" Composites - Chip Load Per Tooth Series 6230 6231 7230 7231 6010 6012 7010 7011 6013 6014 7013 7014 7003 7004 6060 6061 7060 7061 6040 6042 7040 7042 6050 6051 7050 7051 7080 7081 6030 7030 7035 6140 6141 7140 7141 Page 18 21 22 24 33 34 36 40 57 60 66 Diameter 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1.5mm 0.05-0.10 0.05-0.07 0.05-0.07 1/16” 0.002-0.004” 0.002-0.003” 0.002-0.003” 3mm 0.15-0.20 0.05-0.10 0.05-0.10 0.05-0.10 0.08-0.15 0.05-0.10 0.05-0.10 1/8” 0.006-0.008” 0.002-0.004” 0.002-0.004” 0.002-0.004” 0.003-0.006” 0.002-0.004” 0.002-0.004” 6mm 0.25-0.30 0.15-0.25 0.15-0.25 0.05-0.10 0.10-0.15 0.07-0.12 0.10-0.15 0.10-0.15 0.07-0.12 0.07-00.15 0.05-0.10 1/4” 0.010-0.012” 0.006-0.010” 0.006-0.010” 0.002-0.004” 0.004-0.006” 0.003-0.005” 0.004-0.006” 0.004-0.006” 0.003-0.005” 0.003-0.006” 0.002-0.004” 10mm 0.25-0.30 0.15-0.25 0.15-0.25 0.15-0.20 0.10-0.15 0.20-0.25 0.10-0.15 0.10-0.15 0.07-0.15 0.05-0.15 3/8” 0.010-0.012” 0.006-0.010” 0.006-0.010” 0.006-0.008” 0.004-0.006” 0.008-0.010” 0.004-0.006” 0.004-0.006” 0.003-0.006” 0.002-0.006” 12mm 0.20-0.25 0.12-0.17 0.30-0.35 0.15-0.20 0.12-0.17 0.05-0.15 1/2” 0.008-0.010” 0.005-0.007” 0.012-0.014” 0.006-0.008” 0.005-0.007” 0.002-0.006” 16mm 0.15-0.20 0.10-0.20 5/8” 0.006-0.008” 0.004-0.008” 20mm 0.17-0.22 3/4” 0.007-0.009” Solid Surface - Chip Load Per Tooth SS CP Depth of Cut 1 x D Use suggested chip load. 2 x D Decrease chip load by 25%. 3 x D Decrease chip load by 50%. Formulae: RPM = Feed Rate / (Number of Flutes x Chip Load) Feed Rate = RPM x Number of Flutes x Chip Load Chip Load = Feed rate / (RPM x Number of Flutes)