I purchased baltic birch craft board at Home Depot for a project. It’s labeled at 1/4 in but is actually about 0.19 when I used calipers. I’ve tried multiple different settings for cutting through it and have not had any luck!its will cut mostly through but not completely. Most recently full power with a speed of 250. Any suggestions are appreciated!
Thank you!
If you look at the cut setting for medium plywood the speed is 170. Try that, full power. You are probably going too fast.
I usually have to do several passes to get 1/4" BB to cut through without charring it to death. I cut it at 170/full (basic).
Here’s one method to come up with settings for your material.
I just have a simple file with 5 “chips”, and set each to a different setting around what I think will work, usually 10 speed points apart. If those don’t work, adjust and repeat until I find the best one.
I’ve started using the 1/4 inch birch and maple ply from Lowes.
It typically measures 0.20 - 0.21 inch thickness.
I’ve tried 140 at full power usually works about 90% of the time, but 130 always cuts through.