I recently bought my first drill press and I’ve never used one for woodworking before. Are there any rules-of-thumb for what speeds to set it to for woodworking in Hardwoods? I generally work in Cherry, Maple and Walnut. Does the diameter of the bit change the speed I should choose?
Thanks
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CherryDust,
http://www.justwoodworking.com/charts/drill_press.php
Wood Magazine had a print out on thier site which gave you all the speeds for drill press use.
It's more the type of bit you use than the type of wood. High speed machine drills and brad points usually run any speed over 1000 rpm. Forstner bits and holesaws under 500 rpm's. Some woods like your name ,cherry,burn at high speeds even with brad points. Slow the speed and the feed rate down.Larger diameters in machine drills,usually means no more than 3/4". Use the same speed as the smaller bits, 1000 rpm's or more.With forstner bits I run all the sizes at 480 rpm's.Spade bits ,over 1000,multispur ,same as forstner.
mike
I agree with Coach. download the chart there - it has the recommended speed for differant types and sizes of bits. I have it posted on the wall by my drill press.
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