Carbon Fiber and other composites
Afternoon all. I start a new job on the 18th of this month, and need a bit of info. The company works (as far as I know) with only composites, with the exception of building the tooling for said composites. Carbon fiber, fiber glass, and a bunch of others that I can't pronounce. Fiber glass is considered a composite, right?
They currently have 2 machines. One smaller Haas 3 axis and a 5'x10' Thermwood 5 axis with rotary (articulated?) head. They mainly use the thermwood to trim parts after forming/molding/whatever the process is. The Haas seems to be used for machining foam cores.
The main info I am looking for is anything related to machining composites. Recommended cutter types/geometry (will regular carbide endmills just not work?), speed and feed considerations, recommended SFM, chipload, etc.
I don't know the specifics of the machines (RPM and feed capabilites), but just want to get a bit of a headstart.
Thanks.
Dustin B.
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