Merlin Router Book

106 Tel: 01509 610300 • Fax: 01509 610400 • Email: sales@merlintools.co.uk • www.merlintools.co.uk Technical Information Series 6230 6231 7230 7231 7023 7024 6026 6028 7026 7028 7029 7000 6040 6042 7040 7042 7048 7049 7092 7093 6090 6091 7090 7091 6100 6102 7100 7102 6103 7103 6031 7031 Page 18 26 29 30 30 34 35 37 41 42 43 45 59 Diameter 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1.5mm 0.02-0.07 1/16" 0.001-0.003" 3mm 0.05-0.10 0.25-0.30 0.25-0.30 0.17-0.22 0.07-0.12 1/8" 0.002-0.004" 0.010-0.012" 0.010-0.012" 0.007-0.009" 0.003-0.005" 6mm 0.10-0.15 0.30-0.35 0.33-0.38 0.22-0.27 0.12-0.17 0.15-0.20 0.33-0.38 0.12-0.17 1/4" 0.004-0.006" 0.012-0.014" 0.013-0.015" 0.009-0.011" 0.005-0.007" 0.006-0.008" 0.013-0.015" 0.005-0.007" 10mm 0.12-0.17 0.33-0.38 0.35-0.40 0.25-0.30 0.15-0.20 0.17-0.22 0.43-0.48 0.35-0.40 0.43-0.48 0.15-0.20 3/8" 0.005-0.007" 0.013-0.015" 0.014-0.016" 0.010-0.012" 0.006-0.008" 0.007-0.009" 0.017-0.019" 0.014-0.016" 0.017-0.019" 0.006-0.008" 12mm 0.35-0.40 0.40-0.45 0.40-0.46 0.27-0.33 0.20-0.25 0.20-0.25 0.45-0.50 0.40-0.45 0.45-0.50 0.17-0.22 1/2" 0.014-0.016" 0.016-0.018" 0.016-0.018” 0.011-0.013" 0.008-0.010" 0.008-0.010" 0.018-0.020" 0.016-0.018" 0.018-0.020" 0.007-0.009" 16mm 0.25-0.30 0.50-0.56 0.45-0.50 0.50-0.55 5/8" 0.010-0.012" 0.020-0.022" 0.018-0.020" 0.020-0.022" 20mm 0.27-0.33 0.58-0.63 0.48-0.53 0.58-0.63 0.22-0.27 3/4" 0.011-0.013" 0.023-0.025" 0.019-0.021" 0.023-0.025" 0.009-0.011" Series 7035 6140 6141 7140 7141 6150 6151 7150 7151 6152 6153 7152 7153 7154 7155 6156 7156 6161 6162 7161 7162 7180 7182 7200 7201 7202 7210 7211 Page 60 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 77 78 Diameter 1/2xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1xD 1.5mm 1/16" 3mm 1/8" 6mm 0.02-0.07 0.10-0.15 1/4" 0.001-0.003" 0.004-0.006" 10mm 0.05-0.10 0.12-0.17 0.30-0.35 0.43-0.48 0.43-0.48 0.35-0.40 0.48-0.53 3/8" 0.002-0.004" 0.005-0.007" 0.012-0.014" 0.017-0.019" 0.017-0.019" 0.014-0.016" 0.019-0.021" 12mm 0.07-0.12 0.12-0.17 0.33-0.38 0.45-0.50 0.48-0.53 0.40-0.45 0.53-0.58 0.50-0.55 0.35-0.40 1/2" 0.003-0.005" 0.005-0.007" 0.013-0.015" 0.018-0.020" 0.019-0.021" 0.016-0.018" 0.021-0.023" 0.020-0.022" 0.014-0.016" 16mm 0.35-0.40 0.50-0.55 0.10-0.15 0.43-0.48 0.55-0.60 0.40-0.45 5/8" 0.014-0.016" 0.020-0.022" 0.004-0.006" 0.017-0.019" 0.022-0.024" 0.016-0.018" 20mm 0.12-0.17 0.15-0.20 0.40-0.45 0.58-0.63 0.48-0.53 0.60-0.66 0.45-0.50 3/4" 0.005-0.007" 0.006-0.008" 0.016-0.018" 0.023-0.025" 0.019-0.021" 0.024-0.026" 0.018-0.020" MDF - Chip Load Per Tooth MDF - Chip Load Per Tooth CW CW Depth of Cut 1 x D Use suggested chip load. 2 x D Decrease chip load by 25%. 3 x D Decrease chip load by 50%. Formulae: RPM = Feed Rate / (Number of Flutes x Chip Load) Feed Rate = RPM x Number of Flutes x Chip Load Chip Load = Feed rate / (RPM x Number of Flutes)