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Daniel T Sat 22 August 2009 16:03

Cutting Stainless Steel
 
Hi, I need to cut some stainless steel, it is really thin (0.5 mm) but im having trouble with the bits.

I have the manufacturers recomended bit but the problem is that the cutting length is about 11 meters so the bit gets really hot even with a mister at full power, and the bit only lasts 1 or maybe 2 of the 11 meter pieces and its getting really expensive...

any suggestions to how to fix this?

thank you very much

servant74 Sat 22 August 2009 19:39

What part of the MM are you making from Stainless? Normally cold or hot rolled is used.

Gerald D Sat 22 August 2009 23:26

Daniel, do you have a MechMate? This forum is for MM builders and the MM is not designed for cutting stainless steel.


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