Im glad this thread came up because I was getting ready to ask a similar question. Im face milling 304 SS for the first time today using a Miltec 4" freedom cutter with 6 carbide Octagon TiCN inserts. Thier data suggests using 800 sfm and .008 chipload which came out to be about 764 rpm and 37ipm according to CIMCO calculator. The cut was rough and it chipped the inserts a bit, it just seems way to fast.
http://www.miltecusa.com/FreedomCutt...dsandFeeds.htm
I was using Blaser Swisslube 2000, and I have yet to try it dry. My DOC is .025". Ill take some of the suggestions from this thread and see how they work out tomorrow, but if anyone has any other pointers Id greatly appreciate it. This is on a HAAS VF2 20HP machine.
Thanks,
Jim