Okay, I stand corrected. A SB can mill steel.
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Okay, I stand corrected. A SB can mill steel.
It's also possible to send people to the moon. It's just very practical.
Fusion 360 is going up from $490 to $680 a year. Not cheap!
Specialized tool path. Most likely the softest steel imaginable. No plunges are shown. That's where the problems would likely be exaggerated. Sure, going round and round like that seems possible but...
Wood, plastic, brass, aluminum, copper, non-ferrous only. That's what your SB is capable of machining successfully.
I think you'll find three problems inherent in the standard ShopBot when it comes to machining steel.
1. The gantry and entire structure is just too weak and wobbly. To machine steel, you need a...