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CNC Engraving Material and Tool Matching Guide: Which tool should be used for acrylic, wood, aluminu

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"The same cutter works beautifully for acrylic, but chips when carving aluminum alloy"-this is a common dilemma for carving beginners. Different materials have drastically different requirements for the hardness, number of cutting edges, helix angle, and coating of cutting tools. This article uses a comparison table as its core to help you quickly match materials with cutting tools.

I. Material-Tool Matching Summary Table

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Material type

Recommended tool types

Recommended number of blades

Helix angle

Coating

Precautions

Acrylic (plexiglass)

Single-flute end mill / Double-flute (roughing)

1

35°–45°

Uncoated/DLC

Single-blade cutting prevents whitening; avoids overheating and melting.

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