Tri Tool 572AC Sever Machine - Manual (Page 14)

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TRI TOOL INC.
92-0660 : Rev. 080423
CUTTING SPEEDS AND FEEDS
The chart shows the RPM required to obtain a specified Tool Bit cutting speed on the
surface of a pipe or tube.
Use 200 surface inches per minute (5080 surface millimeters per minute) for:
Stainless steels in general when no coolant is allowed, all heavy wall tube and
some of the chrome/molybdenum alloys.
Use 250 surface inches per minute (6350 surface millimeters per minute) for:
Mild steels and some thin wall stainless steels when coolants are permitted and
used.
Use 300 surface inches per minute (7620 surface millimeters per minute) for:
Aluminum and thin-wall mild steel tube with coolant.
FEED
Use a feed rate of .002” (.05 mm) to .003” (.08 mm) per revolution once a continuous
cut is established.
SPEED
RPM for
200 in/min
(5080 mm/min)
RPM for
250 in/min
(6350 mm/min)
RPM for
300 in/min
(7620 mm/min)
.25" 6.4 mm 255 318 382
.38" 9.5 mm 169 209 251
.50" 12.7 mm 127 159 191
.75" 19.1 mm 85 106 127
1.00" 25.4 mm 64 80 95
1.50" 38.1 mm 42 53 64
2.00" 50.8 mm 32 40 48
Tube Size