SERIES Q, SERIES QA, SERIES QF OPERATING GUIDELINES Recommendations are starting parameters only and can be effected by cutting conditions such as spindal and fixture rigidity. Minimum 250 psi coolant through the tool is required for proper drill performance. If not possible, then cutting parameters may have to be reduced. Start at the midpoint of the range and adjust the cutting parameters according to your cutting conditions. For drills that are 4:1 length to diameter ratio, it may be necessary to reduce your feed by 40% for the first .06” of drilling depth. Then increase to full feed rate for the remainder of the cut. (CONT.) Material Cutting Feed (in/rev) Feed (in/rev) Feed (in/rev) Feed (in/rev) Feed (in/rev) ISO Number Speed (SFM) ø.500 - ø.594 ø.625 - ø.813 ø.843 - ø1.063 ø1.094 - ø1.312 ø1.343 - ø1.625 1 800 - 1000 .002” - .004” .0025” - .004” .0025” - .005” .003” - .005” .003” - .006” 2 800 - 1000 .002” - .004” .0025” - .004” .0025” - .005” .003” - .005” .003” - .006” 3 500 - 800 .002” - .004” .003” - .006” .004” - .007” .005” - .0085” .005” - .0095” 4 800 - 1000 .002” - .004” .003” - .006” .004” - .007” .005” - .0085” .005” - .0095” 5 600 - 800 .002” - .004” .003” - .006” .004” - .007” .005” - .0085” .005” - .0095” P 6 500 - 800 .002” - .004” .003” - .0055” .004” - .007” .005” - .0085” .005” - .009” 7 400 - 700 .002” - .005” .003” - .006” .004” - .007” .005” - .008” .006” - .009” 8 400 - 600 .002” - .005” .003” - .006” .004” - .007” .005” - .008” .006” - .009” 9 300 - 550 .002” - .005” .003” - .006” .004” - .007” .005” - .008” .006” - .009” 10 400 - 600 .002” - .005” .003” - .006” .004” - .007” .005” - .008” .006” - .009” 11 400 - 550 .002” - .005” .003” - .006” .004” - .008” .005” - .009” .006” - .0095” 12 550 - 800 .002” - .004” .003” - .006” .003” - .006” .0035” - .0065” .004” - .007” M 13 500 - 700 .002” - .004” .003” - .006” .003” - .006” .0035” - .0065” .004” - .007” 14 500 - 700 .002” - .004” .003” - .006” .003” - .006” .0035” - .0065” .004” - .007” 15 500 - 800 .002” - .004” .003” - .0065” .005” - .008” .006” - .010” .006” - .011” 16 500 - 800 .002” - .004” .003” - .0065” .005” - .008” .006” - .010” .006” - .011” K 17 600 - 800 .002” - .004” .003” - .0065” .005” - .008” .006” - .010” .006” - .011” 18 600 - 800 .002” - .004” .003” - .0065” .005” - .008” .006” - .010” .006” - .011” 19 600 - 800 .002” - .004” .003” - .0065” .005” - .008” .006” - .010” .006” - .011” 20 500 - 700 .002” - .004” .003” - .0065” .005” - .008” .006” - .010” .006” - .011” 21 1300 - 2000 .002” - .005” .003” - .006” .004” - .008” .005” - .009” .0055” - .009” 22 1000 - 1300 .002” - .005” .003” - .006” .004” - .008” .005” - .009” .0055” - .009” 23 1300 - 2000 .002” - .005” .003” - .006” .004” - .008” .005” - .009” .0055” - .009” 24 1000 - 1300 .002” - .005” .003” - .006” .004” - .008” .005” - .009” .0055” - .009” N 25 1000 - 1300 .002” - .005” .003” - .006” .004” - .008” .005” - .009” .0055” - .009” 26 800 - 1000 .002” - .005” .003” - .006” .004” - .008” .005” - .009” .0055” - .009” 27 750 - 900 .002” - .005” .003” - .006” .004” - .008” .005” - .009” .0055” - .009” 28 800 - 1000 .002” - .005” .003” - .006” .004” - .008” .005” - .009” .0055” - .009” 29 30 31 100 - 250 .002” - .004” .0025” - .0055” .003” - .007” .004” - .0085” .0055” - .009” 32 100 - 250 .002” - .004” .0025” - .0055” .003” - .007” .004” - .0085” .0055” - .009” S 33 100 - 250 .002” - .004” .0025” - .0055” .003” - .007”34100 - 250.002” - .004”.0025” - .0055”.003” - .007”.004” - .0085”.0055” - .009”.004” - .0085”.0055” - .009” 35 100 - 250 .002” - .004” .0025” - .0055” .003” - .007” .004” - .0085” .0055” - .009” 36 100 - 250 .002” - .004” .0025” - .0055” .003” - .007” .004” - .0085” .0055” - .009” 37 100 - 200 .002” - .004” .0025” - .0055” .003” - .007” .004” - .0085” .0055” - .009” 38 50 - 150 .001” - .002” .001” - .002” .001” - .003” .002” - .003” .002” - .003” H 3940 50 - 15050 - 150 .001” - .002”.001” - .002”.001” - .002”.001” - .002”.001” - .003”.001” - .003”.002” - .003”.002” - .003”.002” - .003”.002” - .003” 41 50 - 150 .001” - .002” .001” - .002” .001” - .003” .002” - .003” .002” - .003” 686