Originally Posted by
Mmpie
Buy a new machine, seriously. You’re gonna be too much invested into it before you can machine SS. Stainless work gardens like a *****, you need slow RPM’s and torque, something the Chinese spindles just aren’t capable of. You’ll want to redo the whole frame in steel, which in itself is cheap, but then proper alignment, stress relief etc starts to be pricey. You will also want flood coolant with stainless, which means a fancy enclosure with drains, chip tray and a coolant sump.
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