Recommended feeds for PCB tools
Posted on March 16, 2018.
Addressing the questions about what feeds to use when milling the boards, we decided to throw together a little table with feed recommendations for the tools Cirqoid uses to mill and drill PCB laminate. These are the values that worked well for us. Happy milling!
Drills
Drill diameter | Feed |
0.2-0.3mm | 250 mm/min |
0.4-4.0mm | 300 mm/min |
4.0-5.0mm | 200 mm/min |
15º milling end mills
End mill diameter | Feed XY | Feed Z | Feed arcs |
0.1mm | 75 mm/min | 50 mm/min | 30% |
0.13mm | 150 mm/min | 75 mm/min | 30% |
0.18mm | 400 mm/min | 150 mm/min | 30% |
0.254mm | 1000 mm/min | 300 mm/min | 30% |
90º V-tools
End mill diameter | Feed XY | Feed Z | Feed arcs |
0.10-0.15mm | 300 mm/min | 100 mm/min | 30% |
0.2-0.5mm | 800 mm/min | 300 mm/min | 30% |
Rub out end mills
End mill diameter | Feed XY | Feed Z | Feed arcs |
0.4mm | 800 mm/min | 250 mm/min | 30% |
0.8-2.0mm | 1000 mm/min | 300 mm/min | 30% |
Contour end mills
End mill diameter | Feed XY | Feed Z | Feed arcs |
1.0-2.0mm | 300 mm/min | 100 mm/min | 50% |