Machining STEEL in the Shapeoko 3 (Simple Part)

[BartK (bart)]

I’ve used Vince’s recipe for cutting steel with 1/4 end mill and it cuts so smooth and beautiful. I’ve yet to make some proper steel parts but the tests were very promising.

Steel plate - sink or swim

@Griff Amazon sir, best price I could find. They have all kinds depending on bolt. Speed Update Now roughing at 13krpm, 55ipm, 0.030 opt, 0.030 doc. Still has a bit more in it! Basically started out as a 5 hour cut, now down to 60 min, bet we can sub 55