Milling Live-Edge Epoxy & Wood Hybrids: Feed Strategies to Avoid Melting

The Challenge of Hybrid Materials

Machining epoxy river tables requires cutting across two vastly different materials in a single pass: dense hardwood (Walnut, Oak) and brittle polymeric epoxy resin.

Tooling & Surface Finishing Checklist

• Surface Slabs with Insert Flycutters: Use razor-sharp 4-sided carbide inserts with a 0.2mm - 0.5mm stepover per pass.
• Feed Rate: Maintain a brisk 4,000 – 6,000 mm/min at 16,000 RPM to ensure the bit does not dwell in the epoxy and cause heat softening.