Router bits in 1100mx

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So I want to use some router bits in my 1100mx, on wood. I have broken 8mm carbide end mills lots of times but they are small and light compared to some of these router bits. When small carbides break they just snap and fall a few inches away, or weld to the work but wood offers a nice grippy surface to grab and fire off of. I am wondering what the windows and the enclosure are capable of stoping. This set is what I have.

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45 Degree Lock Miter Router Bit: Diameter of the stem: 1/4 "(6.35mm) Blade diameter: 2 "(51mm) Applicable to the size of the board: 12.7-19mm Material: carbon steel handle + native alloy YG6X, anti-recoil design 2Pcs Tongue and Groove Set - 3 Teeth Shape T Cutter Body Material: High quality YG6X primary alloy. Blade material: Industrial micrograin carbide. Diameter of the stem: 1/4 "(6.35 mm). Width of the teeth: 1/4 "(6.35mm). Depth of teeth: 1/2 "(12.7 mm). Applicable to the size of the board: 13-19mm. Maximum speed: 12000 Applicabile alle dimensioni della piastra di legno: 12,7-24mm.

I have had hot chips shoot out the top of the enclosure and hit me and that’s not fun. (Low cealing in the shop)

When I’m afraid something might break I have a piece of 5/8” Lexan (Lexan will stop almost anything) that I clamp to the table between me and the part. Only once has anything stuck in to it but I always wonder if it wasnt there. Am I just paranoid?

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Just be kind with your feeds and speeds and make sure the work is properly secured and you should be fine. Can’t find the video at the moment (probably on my facebook feed rather than youtube) but I’ve run a 1.5" diameter round nose router bit in my 1100 through aluminum on many occasions without an issue. In your case, you’re only doing exactly what the tools are meant for (cutting wood), your just using a different style of machine to do it.

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@Dr_Harold_Jones you shouldn’t have anything to worry about; we tested the enclosure windows for 3" cutters spinning at 10K RPM.

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Now that’s information.
I want to see the video of that but also I am not sure I want to see the video of that.

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The video isn’t too exciting, but shows it does leave a mark in the window.
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The sheet metal actually fails first:

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There are test criteria for weights and speeds of the projectile and their equivalent tools. For the failed 50m/s, the tool equivalent is 3.75" diameter rotating at 10k rpm.