Ripper end mills

[trapper]

A true solid carbide e/mill/slot drill is expensive but a truely fantastic tool,the price is a give away if they are cheap it will certainly not be the real thing

[trapper]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ENGINEERS-SOLID-CARBIDE-MILLING-CUTTERS-QUICK-HELIX-QTY-8-/381356633760?hash=item58caa06ea0 These are used but still cut well when they look like they are ready for bin,would say they are in a good usable condition well worth buying and think if you havnt used them before you will like them-cheap introduction to a very nice tool

[awemawson]

I've dealt with that seller (Kevin) for some years and he's an ok bloke. Had loads of CAT40 tooling from him, and once met him when I bought a large tooling cabinet.

[trapper]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RIPPAS-30-UNUSED-REGRINDS-/161782637815?hash=item25aaff24f7   Some more rippas-a lot for your money-reground no problem just leaves a smaller "knuckle" so a lesser ridge on the roughed wall,prior to finishing would cost a pretty penny for this ammout

[Will_D]

With regards to the ARC Ripper end mills with the TiAlN coating specifically for 303/304 stainless I must say I am very impressed. On my SiegX2 the 14 mm (on 12mm shank) is a work horse.

However I naturally have a question which applies to other coated tooling like TiN drills and milling cutters:

What happens when you sharpen them?

I assume the coating is a micron or two thick and the resharpening will remove the coating so you are just back the basic HSS alloy?

[Will_D]

With regards to the ARC Ripper end mills with the TiAlN coating specifically for 303/304 stainless I must say I am very impressed. On my SiegX2 the 14 mm (on 12mm shank) is a work horse.

However I naturally have a question which applies to other coated tooling like TiN drills and milling cutters:

What happens when you sharpen them?

I assume the coating is a micron or two thick and the resharpening will remove the coating so you are just back the basic HSS alloy?

Just bumping this as no replies to date!

What happens if you re-shrapen coated tooling?

[Joules]

Your assumption is correct.

[Jonny]

What happens if you re-shrapen coated tooling?
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Your down to the base metal whatever its made from.