Unixbigot,
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Dear , if you had 100 aluminium enclosures with 1.6mm thick end-plates that you'd planned to mill some openings into (1x rectangular, 6x round) but you've discovered that the alloy is some part-aluminium-part-cowdung rubbish that stretches rather than cuts (even drilling a hole with a twist drill is a horrible experience), what could you do. 4-flute endmills don't even cut, they just bulge the metal. A 4mm 1f endmill is the least awful (so far).

Already considered:

  • laser
  • punch the holes instead
  • grasp vendor by shoulders and shake vigorously
  • shop better next time
jpm,
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@Unixbigot also option 3 should be “punch holes in vendor”

jpm,
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@Unixbigot slowly, at very high spindle speed?

Unixbigot,
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@jpm This has merit. 30krpm on the big cnc gave the least bad result. 2k on the smaller mill gave the worst.

jpm,
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@Unixbigot now you need to buy a 100KRPM spindle. I am not a CNC machinist

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