Cutting Speed Chart
(Added 10/16/1999)

This is a table relating surface speed of the tool bit to spindle RPM.
This table uses the available spindle speeds of the Atlas 12" lathe.

    Each tool bit type has a preferred surface speed for each type of material machined.  Look up the required speed and then use the chart below to determine the closest spindle speed to be used.
 
Diameter of Work
Surface Speed in Feet Per Minute
Inches
30
40
50
60
70
80
100
120
150
200
300
500
0.0625
2072
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0.125
805
1270
1270
2072
2072
2072
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0.1875
685
805
805
1270
1270
1270
2072
2072
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0.25
418
685
805
805
805
1270
1270
2072
2072
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0.375
266
418
500
685
685
805
805
1270
1270
2072
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0.5
266
266
418
418
500
685
685
805
1270
1270
2072
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0.625
164
266
266
418
418
500
685
685
805
1270
2072
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0.75
164
164
266
266
418
418
500
685
805
1270
1270
2072
1
112
164
164
266
266
266
418
418
500
805
1270
2072
1.25
83
112
164
164
164
266
266
418
418
685
805
1270
1.5
70
112
112
164
164
164
266
266
418
500
805
1270
1.75
70
83
112
112
164
164
164
266
266
418
685
1270
2
45
70
83
112
112
164
164
266
266
418
500
805
2.5
45
70
70
83
112
112
164
164
266
266
418
805
3
45
45
70
70
83
112
112
164
164
266
418
685
3.5
28
45
45
70
70
83
112
112
164
164
266
500
4
28
45
45
45
70
70
83
112
164
164
266
500
5
28
28
45
45
45
70
70
83
112
164
266
418
6
28
28
28
45
45
45
70
70
83
112
164
266
7
28
28
28
28
45
45
45
70
83
112
164
266
8
28
28
28
28
28
45
45
45
70
83
164
266
9
28
28
28
28
28
28
45
45
70
83
112
164
10
28
28
28
28
28
28
45
45
45
70
112
164

 
 

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