Sounds like a lot of whittling to be done haha. Brake any tools yet, some hardend steel is quite the stubborn mule.
this post was submitted on 27 Feb 2024
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It has been a motherfucker, thus far any sort of non-coated carbide just melts, no matter feed/speed/RPM/coolant, it’s just too hot. Switched to a TiCN SCMT and it’s been slow but pretty gravy since then.