Dial in your feeds & speeds

Tell us what machine you run, what you are cutting and what is in the collet. We will give you a chipload-correct starting point: from wobbly 3018s to industrial mills, wood to titanium.

1. Your machine

Pick the closest match. Rigidity drives how hard you can push.

Machine

Rigidity: 46 / 100

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2. Material

What is on the bed today?

3. Cutter

The bit in the collet.

Type

Diameter mm

Flutes

Coating

Flute style

4. The cut

How the tool meets the material.

Aggression: 0% (standard)

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Your numbers

Starting values: make a test cut and listen to the machine.

Are you an end mill manufacturer or CNC machine vendor?

Want your tool range or machines in this calculator, with proper feeds and speeds and links back to your store? Get in touch and we will sort you out.

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