Merlin Router Book

112 Tel: 01509 610300 • Fax: 01509 610400 • Email: sales@merlintools.co.uk • www.merlintools.co.uk m anufactured Technical Information Series 6230 6231 7230 7231 7002 6015 6016 7015 7016 6020 6021 7020 7021 153 154 155 151 152 6050 6051 7050 7051 7080 7081 254 214 211 216 200 204 Page 18 20 23 25 26 27 28 36 40 46 46 47 48 52 Diameter 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1.5mm 0.05-0.10 0.05-0.10 0.05-0.10 1/16" 0.002-0.004" 0.002-0.004" 0.002-0.004" 3mm 0.05-0.10 0.02-0.07 0.05-0.10 0.15-0.20 0.05-0.10 0.07-0.12 0.07-0.12 0.07-0.12 0.07-0.12 1/8" 0.002-0.004" 0.001-0.003" 0.002-0.004" 0.006-0.008" 0.002-0.004" 0.003-0.005" 0.003-0.005" 0.003-0.005" 0.003-0.005" 6mm 0.07-0.15 0.05-0.12 0.07-0.15 0.17-0.22 0.07-0.15 0.10-0.15 0.10-0.15 0.10-0.15 0.10-0.15 1/4" 0.003-0.006" 0.002-0.005" 0.003-0.006" 0.007-0.009" 0.003-0.006" 0.004-0.006" 0.004-0.006" 0.004-0.006" 0.004-0.006" 10mm 0.10-0.20 0.07-0.17 0.10-0.20 0.20-0.25 0.10-0.20 0.15-0.20 0.15-0.20 0.15-0.20 0.15-0.20 3/8" 0.004-0.008" 0.003-0.007" 0.004-0.008" 0.008-0.010" 0.004-0.008" 0.006-0.008" 0.006-0.008" 0.006-0.008" 0.006-0.008" 12mm 0.12-0.22 0.17-0.22 0.20-0.25 0.22-0.27 0.12-0.22 0.25-0.30 0.25-0.30 0.25-0.30 0.25-0.30 1/2" 0.005-0.009" 0.007-0.009" 0.008-0.010" 0.009-0.011" 0.005-0.009" 0.010-0.012" 0.010-0.012" 0.010-0.012" 0.010-0.012" 16mm 0.28-0.33 0.28-0.33 5/8" 0.011-0.013" 0.011-0.013" 20mm 0.30-0.36 0.30-0.36 3/4" 0.012-0.014" 0.012-0.014" Aluminium - Chip Load Per Tooth A 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)