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I have never posted in a forum before... fair warning. My company produces conveyor belts and I am working on a project to improve one of our processes. I am hoping someone here might have some insight to share.
We are creating what are called depanner belts. It is a sheet of fabric reinforced PVC material. It is very soft around 70 - 80 duro. Or about the same as a car tire. We use a CNC router table to machine most of the recessed holes, but then we splice ends of the material together making it endless. We then have to finish the missing holes in the splice area by hand and this is where we struggle.
Currently trying a plunge router with a 1.125" 2 flute bit (pictured). See pics for inconsistent results. We get a lot of flashing and inconsistent depths as the bit warms. Keeping the bit cool is tough when you have a few thousand of these recesses to make every week. It feels like we need a sharper bit that will cut/peel chips without melting. There are so many bits to choose from, I do not know where to start.
Any thoughts or help is very much appreciated!
I have never posted in a forum before... fair warning. My company produces conveyor belts and I am working on a project to improve one of our processes. I am hoping someone here might have some insight to share.
We are creating what are called depanner belts. It is a sheet of fabric reinforced PVC material. It is very soft around 70 - 80 duro. Or about the same as a car tire. We use a CNC router table to machine most of the recessed holes, but then we splice ends of the material together making it endless. We then have to finish the missing holes in the splice area by hand and this is where we struggle.
Currently trying a plunge router with a 1.125" 2 flute bit (pictured). See pics for inconsistent results. We get a lot of flashing and inconsistent depths as the bit warms. Keeping the bit cool is tough when you have a few thousand of these recesses to make every week. It feels like we need a sharper bit that will cut/peel chips without melting. There are so many bits to choose from, I do not know where to start.
Any thoughts or help is very much appreciated!