PROGRAMMING FORMULAS

INCH METRIC

C/S X 12 C/S X 4 C/S X 1000

RPM RPM = π X DIA. OR RPM =
DIA.
RPM = π X DIA.

CUTTING SPEED C/S=

π X DIA X RPM C/S=
π X DIA X RPM
12 1000

FEED RATE For F= RPM X IN/FL X N F= RPM X MM/FL X N

milling & drilling IN/FL = CHIPLOAD/FLUTE Also N=NUMBER OF TEETH or FLUTES
known as feed/tooth

RPM
TAPPING FEEDRATE F= F= RPM X PITCH
TPI

DRILL POINT LENGTH (DPL) DPL= DIA. X CONSTANT → DRILL ANGLE CONSTANTS
60°= 0.866 110°= 0.350
SPOT DRILL DEPTH HOLE DIA. + (2 X CHAMFER) 75°= 0.652 118°= 0.300
2 80°= 0.596 120°= 0.289
NOTE: HOLE DIA + 2 CH 82°= 0.575 135°= 0.207
OR
IS ALSO KNOWN AS 90°= 0.500 150°= 0.134
EFFECTIVE DIA. HOLE DIA + CHAMFER 100°= 0.420 180°= 0.000
2

Blind Hole Thru Hole

DRILL DEPTH (Z)
Z = T + DPL Z = T + DPL + BTC
T = PART THICKNESS
or DRILL DEPTH DPL = DRILL POINT LENGTH ( DIA X CONSTANT) BTC = BREAKTHROUGH CLEARANCE

INCH METRIC
TAP DEPTH (Z) 3 to 5/TPI + depth 3 to 5 x PITCH + depth
Note: the value of 3-5 is used depending on the type of tap used

180,000
MINIMUM DWELL TIME (P) P= (answer is in milliseconds for 3 revolutions)
RPM

MACHINING TIME (T) LENGTH OF CUT

T=
(Also known as cutting time) FEEDRATE

DISTANCE TO GO (DTG) Note: round Q up if

AMOUNT FOR EACH PECK (Q) Q=
NUMBER OF PECKS needed

DISTANCE TO GO (DTG) Note: always round N

NUMBER OF REQUIRED PECKS (N) N=
PECK AMOUNT up

DTG =R-LEVEL + DEPTH OF HOLE + DRILL POINT LENGTH + BREAK THRU CLEARANCE (thru holes only)
 T01 T02 T03 T04
EFF. DIA.
D.P.L.
SPEED
FEED
Z DEPTH
DWELL
Q DEPTH

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D.P.L.
SPEED
FEED
Z DEPTH
DWELL
Q DEPTH

T01 T02 T03 T04

EFF. DIA.
D.P.L.
SPEED
FEED
Z DEPTH
DWELL
Q DEPTH

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EFF. DIA.
D.P.L.
SPEED
FEED
Z DEPTH
DWELL
Q DEPTH