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Happy if this helps. I just remembered the recent cherry example.
Fantastic reply and craftsmanship. Thank you very much!
CW
Happy if this helps. I just remembered the recent cherry example.
The tearout on the surface milling across the grain is expected.[/QUOTE}
You can clamp a sacrificial sheet of scrap over the cut to eliminate the tearout on the work.
I used to cut wood on my metal working machines. NOT ANY MORE. The saw dust raised havoc on the moving parts of the machines. As for burning the wood. I do not leave the cutter standing still, I always keep it moving. Use a sharp cutter. And I blow shop air directly on the cut being made…Dave
I had a vac, I guess it did OK but some saw dust still stuck to the oiled parts of the machines. My wood shop is now in another room away for my metal machines. And my abrasive machines are in yet another room.
I use 1/2" shank carbide router bits in my mill with pretty good results.
I don't do lengthy wood projects on my mill. I clean all the metal chips before cutting wood and cover as much as I can. Then, give it a good vacuuming after the cuts.
This is an access hole I cut in some 3/4" Baltic birch plywood for a keyboard controller stand to access the plugs and switch.
Two 1" starting holes on the drill press with a forstner bit, then cut out between them with a 1/2" straight router bit on the mill after hogging it out with a 7/8" forstner bit.
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