There is only really one bit that you would want to attempt on plastics and that is the 1 flute up cut. Also know and single or “O” flute, the one toothed up cutter allows for maximum chip ejection compared to any other bit and generates the least amount of heat. The combination of the two means that when cutting plastics, you avoid the nasty occurrence of “chip rewelding” where plastic upon cutting heats up to the point it solidifies behind the cutter, rather than ejecting nicely. As these bits are purposely aggressive, using these bits on laminated woods like ply or softwoods would tear up your material and leave a heavily burred finished.
Suitable for
- Plastics (ABS, acrylic, HPDE etc.)
- Wood (MDF, hardwood)
- Aluminium
Adam’s Tips
To reduce rewelding, ensure your bit doesn’t heat up by driving your feed rate high and router RPM low.
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1 flute uncut mill for plastic
So pleased I discovered Adams Bits. All these bits I have purchased from Adams Bits are of excellent quality. After a lot of use in perspex and HDPE they still remain very sharp, ther clear well, even with masking tape and super glue on them when I have cut too deep. Being a novice I also appreciate the information in Adams catalog . The service and postage are also very prompt and reliable.
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excellent bit for plastics especially perspex
I brought this cutter to do fine detail and wording for making fondant stamps for my daughters biscuit business
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Bit
Great product just done the job perfectly love it
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Carbide End Mill
Worked well on Acrylic sheet. Clean cut, no overheating.
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Great product great service
Fantastic end mill for acrylic engraving
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1 flute upcut 6mm
I ran these on 6mm HDPE, very clean fast cut, decent chip, nice cool stock, no burrs, very happy with them.
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Great performing plastics bit
After trying a large single flute upcut on acrylic I knew I had to get a smaller plastics upcut for the acrylic letters we produce. It did not disappoint at all, producing nice chips, not melting or welding the acrylic The smaller size meant the table had a better chance at keeping the small shapes held down and the edge finish is perfectly acceptable for jobs. I did a small test flame polishing which came up great and would expect it to come up perfect with a tiny bit of wet sanding prior.
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Great
Works great with a proxxon mf70 at 5000RPM. beautiful clean cuts
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top class bits highly recommend purchases through adams bits
top class bits highly recommend purchases through adams bits. customer service is second to none