Machining Cast Iron Mill Saddle with X2
I am trying to mill out a section of the saddle on my knee mill to allow room for a newly installed ball-screw system. I have the saddle bolted down to the table on my X2, and tried making a few passes last night. I am trying to create a recess to allow the larger nut to fit in.
I dont have any experience milling anything harder then aluminum, and not sure where to start. I know that it is better to use a 4 flute cutter on steel. The only 4 flute cutter that I have is a .5 inch HSS. Not sure how fast to feed, RPM, and DOC I should use.
Maybe somebody could hive me some ideas to get me moving in the right direction. Adam
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