I am in the process of building my X-Carve machine now. I am brand new to this hobby. I was wondering if anyone has broken it down for the different drill bits for different materials? I am assuming you should change them out for different materials? Any assistance would be great.
I apologize in advance if this question has been asked.
I was in the same boat one month ago⦠The thread in the previous post has a ton of good info, but its also scattered out over ~100 messages.
I assume you got the DeWalt 611? If so, did you get the 1/8 collet adapter?
I would recommend getting some ācheapā 1/8" double flute end mills to play with. I started with these from amazon and have abused the crap out of them⦠plywood, mdf, hardwood⦠etc. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010NI39WO
Keep in mind that ādowncutā bits will leave a cleaner cut on the top⦠but they are also more $$
V-Bits (90° and 60°) are great fun for V-Carving if you have the software.
Iāve used those cheap 1/8" bits from amazon to cut .125" acrylic⦠But my best results have come from āSingle Fluteā endmills.
IMHO⦠i would just stick with good quality yet cheap basic end mills until you āneedā something else. Iāve been very happy with everything iāve picked up from āCarbide Plus (drillman1)ā on ebay. http://stores.ebay.com/CARBIDE-PLUS
Keep it simple until you get your feet wet⦠It wonāt be long until your addicted to buying end mills just because they are cool (not because you have a need).