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Re: Edelstall cutting tool system


 

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I bought some NOS 1/4¡± HSS tool blanks on ebay and hand grind them. I¡¯m vey pleased with the results.



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John



On Jun 11, 2024, at 1:20?PM, pat goodyear <pgoodyear@...> wrote:

?I have the Edselstaal tooling system, as well as the 6 tool set that came with the Unimat. I have used the tooling system and find it easy to use and maintain, I touch up the bits on a diamond stone.? ? I also have a few of the spare inserts, one is colored red and another gold, one is HSS and the other maybe carbon.? I also have the set of indexed bits from harbor freight, those work moderately well but not at low speed, as they tend to dig in and chip.? ?I have purchased inserts from a tooling place in Arkansas as well.? ?I purchased the mini-lathe bit set (carbide) both the long and short sets from harbor freight, I had to take them to work and use the machinists tool grinder to regrind the bits as they were all set up wrong.? ?Harbor Freight also has a set of 4mm carbide bits they are tiny and about 1.5 inches long, they work well.? I purchased from HF a set of diamond cutting disks with 1/4" arbors and I use the Unimat with the disks to sharpen the bits.? ?I find it almost as precise as using the tool grinder at work, but since I am now retired it will have to do.? I made a tool holder for the Unimat that supports 5/16 th bits although I don't use it much.? ?Boring bars, I use the Micro 100 that are on ebay, they work well. but one has to feed them gently or they will snap.? I find hand grinding is easy and it doesn't need to be perfect to work.? ?

Pat in OSOS?

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