# Speed and feed request

**URL:** <https://forum.sienci.com/t/speed-and-feed-request/15531>\
**Category:** 🌀 Rotary Axis\
**Created:** [January 15, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/speed-and-feed-request/15531 "2025-01-15T20:17:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mhforbes](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/mhforbes/32/3461_2.png) [@mhforbes](https://forum.sienci.com/u/mhforbes)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/speed-and-feed-request/15531/1 "2025-01-15T20:17:46Z")

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It seems to me that my 1/4 inch end mills are burning (the tips) more than normally when I use them for rotary work. I’ve been cutting chess pieces and using these bits for rough passes. Current settings attached. So, I guess I am wondering if anyone has suggestions? Speed too fast, not fast enough? Feed rate same questions.  
Rotary operations in both cherry and Walnut lately, but I also have been cutting maple, jatoba, padauk and mesquite.

 ![IMG_2086](https://forum.sienci.com/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4239f20ea56f1e948925907f4db9acaeca401a8b.jpeg)

 ![Qtr inch info](https://forum.sienci.com/uploads/default/original/2X/6/646187dbc616eb051243d1e85d2739a8b48c68bf.png)

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**Author:** ![gwilki](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/gwilki/32/366_2.png) [@gwilki](https://forum.sienci.com/u/gwilki)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/speed-and-feed-request/15531/2 "2025-01-15T21:51:04Z")

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@mhforbes With respect, that is crazy slow, IMHO. You may want take a look here

> **[Rotary Feeds & Speeds - Vortex Rotary Axis](https://resources.sienci.com/view/vx-true_feeds_speeds/)**
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> This handbook contains advanced techniques and concepts to help you carve more intricate things. Also includes troubleshooting and maintenance section.

Much depends on how you are cutting. I always cut around the cylinder rather than along it. Also, I use a spiral, profile toolpath in VCarve to carve. Doing this means that it cuts entirely in one pass, but since the first cut is the only one that is “full bit”, I simply ramp in and take that one revolution slower. Then, I run at an 8% stepover using a tapered ball nose. I run the Makita on number 3 and the feed rate at 8000mm/315in per minute.

If you carve along the piece ignore all of this. 😀

Here is a bad pic of a pencil holder that I did as a test of this method. There was no sanding required at all.

 ![elk_1](https://forum.sienci.com/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f019d8762bf285aaff7481473d5669e66991e448.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![ozguzzi](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@ozguzzi](https://forum.sienci.com/u/ozguzzi)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/speed-and-feed-request/15531/3 "2025-01-16T15:37:39Z")

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Grant, that pencil holder is very nice!

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**Author:** ![gwilki](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/gwilki/32/366_2.png) [@gwilki](https://forum.sienci.com/u/gwilki)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/speed-and-feed-request/15531/4 "2025-01-16T15:41:05Z")

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@ozguzzi Tks, Bruce. To be objective, it’s not bad. I need to do a better job of creating models that wrap around or repeat many times over the circumference. I’m not there yet. However, this is just a bunch of 2 x 4 glued together, so I’m not out much.  
Tks again.  
g