I HAVE A REPEAT JOB COMING UP THAT INVOLVES FACING THE TOP OF A 3" WIDE BLOCK OF O-1 TOOLSTEEL. THE LAST TIME I RAN THIS I USED A 5/8 ENDMILL TAKING MULTIPLE PASSES (WHICH TOOK FOREVER). THAT WAS FINE AT THE TIME, BUT NOW I'M TWICE AS BUSY AND NEED THIS MACHINE FREE.
I'M PLANNING ON BUYING A FACEMILL, BUT WAS CURIOUS AS TO WHAT OTHER USERS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH.
IM ONLY TAKING A .030 DOC ON THIS JOB, BUT WOULD ALSO BE USING THIS TO HOG DOWN GUMMY, COPPER CASTINGS. ANY SUGGESTIONS?