Cutting cellular pvc

Thing about buying some of this stuff:

To make a decorative grill cover for these

Anybody work with the stuff before? It cuts like butter on the table saw but not sure about feeds/speeds on the router.

My instinct is to run it full depth at 15/mms but really Just trying to avoid a toxic cloud of pvc fumes.

I bet it would melt before making fumes. I don’t think you want it to melt either. It will stick to the bit and make a huge mess. That is all to say, some test cuts should be safe. It may help to use a single flute bit and slow down the router.

Got it I’ll be sure to use a sacrificial bit until I get the hang of it.

I think the plastic should come off of the bit (I think). You’ll want the bit to be as sharp as possible.

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