Diamond Back UNBROKEN at 114% Spindle Load

This test was performed at the Technical-Industrial Lab at Washtenaw Community College.

"Full-profile tests using a 1/2" dia Destiny tool Diamondback endmill (3 flute, 1" length). We programmed these simple blind slots and just kept juicing the feedrate until we could no longer.
Eventually the machine politely asked us to back off a bit so we did.

In the future we may repeat this test but with the machine's max RPM instead of 70% max RPM, just to see how it performs. It would also be interesting to run the same program using a 2 flute, since there would be a larger cut per tooth but also more room for evacuation."

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