Can a shapeoko be used for engraving on stainless steel

I am new to this community, i require guidance, and that’s to get a feed back pertaining to the capabilities of the SHAPEOKO, can it be used to engrave stainless steel for depth of 0.5mm and if so which spindle and what bit, the letters with be very small. Need your support.

Hello @ZUA,

Welcome to RobotShop community.

The Shapeoko CNC machines are used to cut Aluminum, Wood and Plastic but, it can be used to machine stainless steel under certain conditions and set ups. Take a look at this video for an example.

This was with dry machining but you can use a cooling fluid like this:

Regards,

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