Re: first Pen and thoughts on moving forward
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I sharpen bits because I want to make lots of stuff, and not have to keep buying tooling. I can make and remake tooling in HSS for as little as a couple of dollars in initial investment, and keep it going for decades if I so desire. It is your right to do it your way, don't get me wrong, but not everyone can afford to replace a $60 carbide insert even once.?
Bill in OKC
William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)
Aphorisms to live by: Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.? SEMPER GUMBY!
On Monday, August 8, 2022 at 09:23:07 AM CDT, John Hutnick <johnhutnick@...> wrote:
For wood turning, I would degrease the screw thread and bed with solvent, blow dry, oil again later.
When I am using the milling machine for plastics, I hold the tip of the shop vac right next to the tool.? If you are using 2 hands to turn wood, tape the tip of the vac right under the work area.
I see comments about carbide tools somehow not being sharp.? I buy cheap carbide tools from Harbor Freight.
They are $25 for a set of 5 with inserts.? They work well in a Unimat.? I have previously mentioned that I also use Kaiser ThinBit.? These use various inserts which of course come sharpened.? I use lathes for model train parts.? I want to make trains, not sharpen bits.
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Bill in OKC too