I have seen quite a few people discussing using ATP-5 Aluminum as fixture plates for the Shapeoko, but not much about machining it on a Shapeoko. I have a Shapeoko 3 with the HDZ and the HD Mount for my 930W Dewalt BLDC Router. A friend of mine gave me his old 3D printer build plate that he made out of 1/4 in ATP-5 Aluminum. It has a few dings in it and holes in the four corners where it was mounted, but otherwise it is in good shape. So I guess my question is how machinable is this on my Shapeoko and any recommendations on speeds and feeds.
ATP5 is essentially 6061 when it comes to speeds and feeds. I machine a ton of it for a side job I do.
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