Brand new user and having fun.
I was attempting to cut to a 1/32" depth with a 1/32" bit in melamine material. Being new, the recommended settings would be my friend. Why is the recommended cut depth for the 1/32" bit over twice the diameter of the bit?
After some reading I found that you should be cutting 1/2 the diameter of the bit on each pass. I compared the recommended depth of cuts for all other bit sizes and they are very close if not less than 1/2 the diameter of the bit. Is this a software recommended setting issue with Easel?
Not good for beginners, the bit snapped with less than 3" of a line cut and those bits are not the cheapest.
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Cut depth is not just the diameter of the bit!
You have chip load and how many cutting blades as well.
for those bits you want a smaller cut depth than the recommended to start with.
BTW I broke 3 of those already.
Try using a cut depth of .015" to start with and gently increase it but do not go more than 0.0625"
Also depending on your material. MDF you can go 30 IPM and a bit faster sometimes.
Plastic you will want to go slower and use air to blow the chips out.
Metal you will be going slow as well and use air or a liquid for coolant and to get rid of those metal chips.
Others here have had much more experience than me and can give you better settings.