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    Re: Spindle speed for involute gear cutter

    Yes after reflecting on what you said I am definitely running to aggressively to try to compensate for lack of torque. It seems to do just fine with lower speed and feed and the chips look better. I...
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    Re: Spindle speed for involute gear cutter

    An FpT of ten thousands should work for Alu and Brass and given that the cutter is 2.17 inches dia then rpm = 12 / 3.1416 x cutting speed/2.17 should give a usable spindle speed should it not?...
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    Spindle speed for involute gear cutter

    I just got the Mill Arbor for a Sherline Mill and need the know the spindle speeds for a 16DP 55mm HSS involute gear cutter set. The big machines run these cutters slowly, around 100 RPM but I don't...
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