Posted by Steve Elliot on Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 11:53PM :
In Reply to: Any machinist out there? Stainless? posted by RDavis on Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 10:35PM :
R Davis,
I am a machinist. I can tell you stainless is much more difficult to machine than steel or brass. Tools tend to get dull and or break because stainless is much harder than steel or brass. The speed of machining with stainless is reduced because of this. It certainly can be done. It's just more difficult.
Steve