How to Face & Engrave 304 Stainless Steel | WW251

Machining 304 stainless steel is tricky! Although we've made past videos with good speeds, feeds, and strategies for drilling and adaptive machining, stainless came back to bite me a few months ago. Of all things, it was decking that threw me for a loop. After blowing a bunch of endmills and my lid, the job was done but I wanted to figure out a reliable recipe. Speeds & feeds, workholding, and tooling are major components of building a recipe but there was another factor that was make or break and it's SO SIMPLE that you're going to think, "OF COURSE!" There are 1000 ways to skin a cat but I'm happy with the results and if you struggle with 304 stainless, hopefully this can help! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Links for this video: Free F3D File Download | http://bit.ly/2WMLnCt 304 Stainless WW167 | http://bit.ly/2Hn3l9v Turning 303 & 304 Stainless with Paul Debolt | http://bit.ly/2KgEer5 Mirror Surface Finish: WW249 | http://bit.ly/tormachmirror TOOLS: Lakeshore Carbide 20 Degree Engraver | http://bit.ly/2j17EdH Lakeshore Carbide Center Drill | http://bit.ly/2vZpEvo 31860 DIJET QM Mini | http://bit.ly/2lFVAzD 31861 High Speed Insert | http://bit.ly/2LGyEjC Prodec 304 Stainless Steel: Prodec | http://bit.ly/2LImpD1 Prodec from McMaster Carr : http://bit.ly/2LHvzje ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reach us / CNC Info: Speeds & Feeds: https://provencut.com Download Fusion 360: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-9255839-12529306 Online Fusion 360 Training: http://bit.ly/LearnFusion360 Hands-On CNC Classes: https://www.nyccnc.com/events SMW Products: https://saundersmachineworks.com/ CNC Resources: https://www.nyccnc.com 5 Reasons to Use a Fixture Plate on Your CNC Machine: https://bit.ly/3sNA4uH