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Re: $1000 Budget: Which 7 x 14 to buy?

 

Second the grinder.
Carbide tools will chip and become useless far too easily

On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 11:50?PM Chris Albertson <albertson.chris@...> wrote:
I think carbide tools are cheaper than a grinder.? Also a beginner gets very usable professional quality tools with no grinding skill required.

Yes, making your own tool bits by hand is an ¡°old-timer¡± skill but it has a learning curve and requires a grinder.

On Dec 1, 2023, at 9:08?PM, Charles Kinzer <ckinzer@...> wrote:


In case you didn't notice, I slipped in "grinder".? Personally, I can't see having a lathe without having at least something like a six inch bench grinder for grinding tool bits.
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