Thanks for the suggestions everyone! We don't have an EDM. It's a relativly new shop. Still haven't gotten everything yet. The cutter diameter we are using is whatever the width of the slot needing cut is. .016 has been the smallest and .060 has been the largest.
Thank You for the advice! Iam not sure of the hardness. That is one of our problems. Guessing i'm sure it is over Rc45. Probaly aroun Rc60. We have been using carbide endmills. 4 flute. We start with a .015 loc and go back over with a .030 loc No plunging. The blade is a perf blade set up at a...
Need to cut .030 deep slots in a hardened blade. not sure if ts or ss? max rpm our machine will go is 8,000. We keep breaking endmills. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
