My buddy in the shop said my feed rates were too slow for aluminum

He watched me run a part and told me I could push it way harder, like 200 ipm on the finish pass. I tried it on a test piece and the finish looked way better, no chatter. How do you figure out the right speed for different metals?

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mila_murphy10d ago

My old boss just cranked it until it sounded angry.

the_jessica9d ago

Sounds like a solid management strategy.

dylanrodriguez9d ago

My last car had a fan that only worked on the highest setting. It sounded like a jet engine taking off every time you turned it on. You could hear it from down the street.