Material And Cutting Bits Choose
For processing material of cnc wood router, there are acrylic, wood, PVC, mdf, double color board, copper, aluminium plate etc. CNC wood router bits are tools for engraving, milling, drilling, cutting etc.
According to the material and processing way, here are some suggestion for cutter choose.
Acrylic Cutting
Acrylic thickness Cutter suggest choose
20mm 4mm double or single flute spiral bits
10mm 4mm
8mm 4mm
5mm 3mm
3mm 2mm
PVC cutting
PVC thickness Cutter suggest choose
20mm 4mm milling tool
15mm 4mm
10mm 3mm
5mm 3mm
3mm 2mm
MDF, usually is with 20mm, 15mm and 19mm thickness, usually as the blister mold, process is cutting, use 6mm tool.
Copper and Aluminium plate. Usually as the metal letters, cutting process using ball end cutter.
Engraving bits are for 3D engraving and flanging.