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Hartwig knowledge for the soul Your hole size will be undersized, egg shaped and could even have chatter marks. ((Hole Dia. - Tool Dia.) x Feed Rate) / Hole Dia. = New Feed Rate EXP #1: Lets say you have a .750 dia. hole and you need to use a .500 dia. cutter to finish it. Your recommended feed from the factory is 13.0 ((.750 - .500) x F13.0) / .750 = F4.3 This will put the proper load on your cutting tool for the surface area that the cutter is contacting inside the hole.
 EXP #2: Lets say you have a .750 dia. hole and you need to use a .250 dia. cutter to finish it. Your recommended feed from the factory is 13.0
((.750 - .250) x F13.0) / .750 = F8.6
This will put the proper load on your cutting tool for the surface area that the cutter is contacting inside the hole.  |