Sorry for the noob question and if it was answered multiple times already!
I’m just starting to build my first MP NCN and I’ll be using 25mm 2,00mm walls 304 SS (0,08" walls)
I know that it can work in aluminum without any problems.
Could it be possible to cut 3mm (1/8" or 0.12") iron plate (not SS, not steel, ordinary iron sheet)
I would be using 500W or maybe even 600W spindle with regulated speed (I’m aware that lower RPM in this case would mean less torque that’s why I would even go for 600W spindle)
Time is not an issue for me! If it takes few hours to make a cut of overall length of 3-4 feet, so be it.
Of course, if speeds so slow are possible without destroying tool bit before first job is done.
I would use thinnest bit possible for the job.
Is something like that possible with this machine?
2% maybe on a tiny machine set up a little differently but you are talking 3-4 foot cuts, no way, that would be tough even in aluminum. Do some searching on cnc machines designed to cut steel and look at how many zeros are in the price tag.
I wouldn’t call it impossible to be completely honest, even though I haven’t tried iron plate myself, I’ve seen trochoidal milling work magic on Aluminum, it cuts through it without any sort of effort.
This will take a while of course, but if time is a non issue, then I’d say that it could be done to some degree with the right tools, speeds, and feeds.