Balancing

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surface finish (Ra) vs. feed rate

From the approach described in ISO 1940-1, the requirements for maximumComparing the cutting forces can provide a reference for the balancing
residual unbalance become very strict as speed increases. For example, a G 2.5requirements. Generally, finishing operations generate lower cutting forces and
balancing grade can become unpractical at 25,000 RPM for a tool with a massrequire a better balance quality. Though rotating components should always be
of 1 kg. The chart shows that the maximum residual unbalance would be 1 gmm,balanced, in most cases it is sufficient to keep the unbalance forces to 5–10%
which could be very time consuming to be achieved or even beyond the accuracyof the cutting forces.

of the balancing machine.