![]() It is very powdery when milled, luckily it is dense so doesn't hang in the air too much, but can make quite a mess in the immediate area. For finish work though you can crank up the feed to whatever you would normally use. I have found that slower speeds are better, wood I would mill at 200 ipm, I cut that in half for corian in order not to stress the machine and bit too much, it is a tough material comparable to plexiglas. Do take small bites, 1/8 a pass at the most, then you can shave off 1/4 in just 2 passes. I have milled quite a bit of corian, I use the same endmill that I use to resurface my spoilboard. Difficult? Do I need to cool the bit? Does it make chips, or dust? Is it static-clingy? Anything special I should know about cutting it? I've never machined anything like Corian. I think a 1/2" shank 1/2" CED is good size wise, but I haven't figured out what style of bit to use yet. ![]() What I'd like to know from those who (whom?) have flat-surfaced Corian-like material is what type of bits have you used successfully. I'm not real worried about the feeds & speeds. I can just hit it with maybe 220-320 grit sand paper and that finish will be fine. The side I enthinnerate on will be the back side of the material, so a perfectly glossy look isn't required. ![]() I figure on using a 2-flute plastic-cutting finisher bit for the profile cuts. I'll need to enthinnerate it to somewhere between 1/4" & 3/8". The particular Corian for this project comes in 1/2" thick sheets only, which is too thick. The picture below shows the aluminum badge that I want to replace with Corian. The Corian will (hopefully) be replacing the 3/16" aluminum sheet I've been using. I'll be testing it to see if it's a viable replacement material for an ongoing project. I've got some Corian samples on the way to me.
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