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  • Monitor your spindle load when running a high feed rate 
  • Running your spindle load too high may result in a damaged spindle
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  • Always start with your feed at 50% or below
  • Gradually bring the feed rate up while monitoring chatter and spindle load
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  • With HSS drills always use a peck drill cycle
  • Make your peck depths a maximum of half your drill diameter 
  • Example: 0.250 in drill diameter pecking at 0.125 depths
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  • For extra long drills reduce speeds and feeds by 30%-50%
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Carbide Endmills 

Endmill Diameter (Millimeters)

Surface Speed (SMM)

Feed Per Tooth (MMPT)

3.175mm
6.350mm
12.700mm
15.875mm
19.05mm
25.4mm
91-114 SMM
91-114 SMM
91-114 SMM
91-114 SMM
91-114 SMM
91-114 SMM
0.02286
0.04572
0.0889
0.1143
0.1397
0.1778

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High Speed Steel Drills (HSS)

Tool Diameter (Millimeters)
Surface Speed (SMM)
Cutting Feed (MMPR)
0.0mm-3.175mm
3.175mm-6.350mm
6.350mm-12.700mm
12.70mm-19.05mm
19.05mm-25.4mm
53 SMM
53 SMM
53 SMM
53 SMM
53 SMM
0.0254-0.0508
0.0508-0.0762
0.0762-0.1524
0.1524-0.1778
0.1778-0.2032
  • Always feed in and feed out when reaming
  • Always use the correct drill size when drilling the hole before you ream it. 
  • Click Here to find the right drill size for you reamer 
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  • Reduce speed and feed by 30% when reamed hole size comes out too big
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  • With Carbide drills always check the manufacturers recomendation on what drilling cycle you should run.
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  • For extra long drills reduce speeds and feeds by 30%-50%
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Tool Diameter
(Millimeters)
Surface Speed
(SMM)

0.0mm-3.175mm

53 SMM
0.0254-0.1016
3.175mm-6.350mm
0.1016-0.1524
53 SMM
6.350mm-12.70mm
0.1524-0.2286
53 SMM

53 SMM

12.70mm-19.05mm
19.05mm-25.4mm

53 SMM

0.3556-0.4064

Plastic

High Speed Steel Reamers

Tool Diameter
(Millimeters)
Surface Speed
(SMM)
30-76 SMM
0.0254-0.1016
30-76 SMM
0.0mm-3.175mm
3.175mm-6.350mm
30-76 SMM
6.350mm-12.70mm
30-76 SMM
12.70mm-19.05mm
30-76 SMM
19.05mm-25.4mm
Cutting Feed
(MMPR)
0.1016-0.127
0.127-0.2286
0.2286-0.3048
0.3048-0.4064
Cutting Feed 
(MMPR)
0.2286-0.2794
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