CNC drilling into 1" thick MDF with 3/32" drill bit

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Can someone share some experience on how to drill through 1" thick MDF with a 3/32" drill bit.

What kind of plunge rates?

Should a peck cycle be used?

[Mic6]

Just go for it. It's MDF, can't mess it up. If worried, try 2 to 3 pecks.

[48rich350]

You can use a G83 peck cycle if you like. Most of time when I drill regardless of whether I peck or not I have a spindle speed of about 5-6000rpm and a feedrate of 75ipm. I tend to peck if I am drilling with a forstner bit into hardwood stiles and rails for "tite joint" fasteners and the the material is is over 2" thick as the fastener is usually at half thickness. Mainly oak.

[Rotary Ninja]

You could run the spindle backwards at 5000 RPM and use a G81 at 100 IPM feed and it would do fine It's pressed paper. No worries. 7500 RPM and 40 IPM would be plenty fast enough, but if you have more RPM crank it up.