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General Mach Discussion / Re: General question about small CNC mills
« on: November 07, 2017, 10:48:11 AM »Quote
Should I reasonably expect to cut a 2" X 4" X 1/8 T shaped flat part from 303 ss ?
Hi Billy,
What you have is basically a hobby style machine, it is far from being an industrial model but...
Taking it steady with lots of coolant (to avoid hardening) you should be able to profile cut 303 SS but remember that cutter size, spindle speed, chip loading and feed-rate all need to be very closely controlled.
SS is not a material I would want to machine with a Sherline but I am sure there are many members here that have and will sing it's praises.
Tweakie.