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)
Adam’s Tips
To reduce rewelding, ensure your bit doesn’t heat up by driving your feed rate high and router RPM low.
| Feeds and Speeds - 1 Flute for Plastics mm per minute | |||
| Plastics/Wood | |||
| Item Code | Description | Soft | Hard |
| 0.8-3.175-SP-1F-3 | 0.8mm x 3.175mm x 3mm 1F | 650 | 350 |
| 1-3.175-SP-1F-4 | 1mm x 3.175mm x 4mm 1F | 800 | 400 |
| 1.5-1/8-SP-1F-6 | 1.5mm x 3.175mm x 6mm 1F | 1,250 | 650 |
| 2-1/8-SP-1F-8 | 2mm x 3.175mm x 8mm 1F | 1,700 | 850 |
| 2-1/8-SP-1F-12 | 2mm x 3.175mm x 12mm 1F | 1,450 | 750 |
| 2.5-1/8-SP-1F-12 | 2.5mm x 3.175mm x 12mm 1F | 2,050 | 1,050 |
| 1/8-1/8-SP-1F-12 | 3.175mm x 3.175mm x 12mm 1F | 3,050 | 1,550 |
| 1/8-1/8-SP-1F-17 | 3.175mm x 3.175mm x 17mm 1F | 2,450 | 1,250 |
| 1/8-1/8-SP-1F-22 | 3.175mm x 3.175mm x 22mm 1F | 1,950 | 1,000 |
| 4-4-SP-1F-17 | 4mm x 4mm x 17mm 1F | 3,800 | 1,900 |
| 4-4-SP-1F-22 | 4mm x 4mm x 22mm 1F | 3,000 | 1,500 |
| 6-6-SP-1F-17 | 6mm x 6mm x 17mm 1F | 9,350 | 4,700 |
| 6-6-SP-1F-22 | 6mm x 6mm x 22mm 1F | 7,500 | 3,750 |
| 6-6-SP-1F-32 | 6mm x 6mm x 32mm 1F | 4,800 | 2,400 |
| 6-6-SP-1F-52 | 6mm x 6mm x 52mm 1F | 1,950 | 1,000 |
| 3.175-6.35-SP-1F-17 | 3.175mm x 6.35mm x 17mm 1F | 2,450 | 1,250 |
| 4-6.35-SP-1F-22 | 4mm x 6.35mm x 22mm 1F | 3,000 | 1,500 |
| 6.35-6.35-SP-1F-22 | 6.35mm x 6.35mm x 22mm 1F | 8,650 | 4,350 |
| 8-8-SP-1F-22 | 8mm x 8mm x 22mm 1F | 16,550 | 8,300 |
| 10-10-SP-1F-22 | 10mm x 10mm x 22mm 1F | 34,300 | 17,150 |
| 12-12-SP-1F-32 | 12mm x 12mm x 32mm 1F | 43,650 | 21,850 |
| Revolutions per minute 16,000RPM | |||
| 100% width per cut slotting | |||
| Depth per cut Diameter x 1 | |||
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FLUTE UP CUT CARBIDE END MILL (FOR PLASTICS)
Great product, great price and fast service
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Purchase of up Flute Cutter
Adam's Bit website is easy to use, pricing is very good and service is very good.
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1 Flute UP CUT Carbide End Mill (for Plastics)
Cut acrylic beautifully. Clean and problems free machining
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6.35 Upcut
Works well for the price, we use these cutters all the time and they stay sharp.
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Top quality
The single flute up cut for plastics cuts like a hot knife through butter. I recently used them on hdpe with amazing results.
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Single flute upcut
Very happy with the purchase they work perfectly nice cuts definitely buy them again. Regards Thomas
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6*6*52 1f UC
So I got 2 of these cutters in order to profile cut 40mm Acrylic sheet. I am still using the first. The machine has a Z axis mostly made of licorice so am unable to push this cutter like I would normally on my other milling machines. It is running 10K rpm @ 1300mm/min and has cut over 650 LM to date and the cut on my index finger tells me it is still sharp. With 50mm hanging bellow the collet and making full depth finishing and spring passes the cutter leaves a finish better than I expected Good tool; Highly recommended
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Great End Mill
These End Mills are great value!
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6mmx6mm 1F upcut for plastics
I’ve used this bit to cut corian with some default feeds and speeds (taken from another bit vendor) and it cuts like hot knife through butter. Strongly recommend.
