Unlike most metals wood requires a higher surface speed for cutting. The engineers milling machine doesn’t really have the spindle speeds for this. The type of cutter is important and with cutters and end mills I always use tungsten carbide tools which come in various coatings and without coating. The face cutting head which is in the blog has 5 cutting tips, these come in a very wide range of types. The ones I use for wood can be of several types but need a much keener edge than that used for metal materials. I find that the tips recommended for cast iron and bronze alloys have a good edge on them which works quite well. For end mill cutters the finer grade (more expensive) carbide cutters also cut nicely in wood. Wood will wear a cutting edge much faster than metal.

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Thanks again
Scott