rake60
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I've cut 304 Stainless Steel at home.
It's a real challenge on small machines because it work hardens easily.
Sometimes it feels like your not really cutting it, your just making it MAD! :big:
At work today I started a run of 1/2" thick disks that are made from 3 1/2" Dia
304 bar stock. There will be 24 of them all totaled.
On piece #8 the insert in the parting tool gave out.
From the time I heard the click of the insert breaking until I hit the feed hold button,
(maybe 1.5 seconds) the blade of the parting tool was toast.
Only 16 pieces to go.
We'll give it hell tomorrow!
As for cutting it at home in the near future.
I'm thinking NOT!
So who does cut 304 at home?
What are your methods?
Rick
It's a real challenge on small machines because it work hardens easily.
Sometimes it feels like your not really cutting it, your just making it MAD! :big:
At work today I started a run of 1/2" thick disks that are made from 3 1/2" Dia
304 bar stock. There will be 24 of them all totaled.
On piece #8 the insert in the parting tool gave out.
From the time I heard the click of the insert breaking until I hit the feed hold button,
(maybe 1.5 seconds) the blade of the parting tool was toast.
Only 16 pieces to go.
We'll give it hell tomorrow!
As for cutting it at home in the near future.
I'm thinking NOT!
So who does cut 304 at home?
What are your methods?
Rick