[Default] On Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:22:42 -0800, "Miket_NYC"
<mctaglieri@...> wrote:
One advantage of a shaper over a milling machine is that to cut, say, a
groove of a certain size, you don't need a specific milling cutter but can
just grind a shaper tool of that size.
In a milling machine or lathe, you would simply use a smaller tool and
take two or more passes. I imagine that should be possible on a shaper
as well?
But the disadvantage of this is that you HAVE to grind it and grind it
right.
To grind tools to accurate dimensions, you need a tool grinding
machine. Sometimes, you can use a surface grinder with the appropriate
support blocks.
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Helge