I’ve been running some tests on 3/4” plywood with a 5” slitting saw.

I’ve been getting a lot of smoking when removing a small amount of material (around 1/16”) from the outside diameter of a cylinder.

I’ve tried a high feed rate (over 1,000) and a low feed rate (around 100 and lower).

My spindle rpms have been tested at 8k - 12k.

Any ideas on what I should do to fix this issue?

I’m using Fusion 360 and Mach 4