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| chipenter:
I have had a 50mm facemill with a 32mm Weldon skank , that I have nothing to hold it with , turned it down to MT3 to fit my mill , this is tough stuff so small cuts and I had to screwcut the thread for a extention to meet the drawbar , turned down a 1/2" UNF bolt drilled and taped 10mm for the drawbar ,tested it on some hot roled mild steel not the best finish but it shifts metal quickly . |
| vintageandclassicrepairs:
Hi chipenter, Nice job on converting the face mill I have a few similar cutters, Regarding the finish I wonder if the correct inserts are fitted? I had trouble when I went to use the spare tips that came with one cutter I bought :bang: It turned out that the tips were incorrect having no clearance to the cut surface when used the finish looked just like the results in your photo !! John |
| chipenter:
Tips are SPKT plenty of clearance and I got a better finish by incresing the feed , I could hear it picking up the chips if I went slow . |
| chipenter:
You are spot on John zero clearance , but it does great chamfers though . |
| vintageandclassicrepairs:
Hi chipenter what size are the insert sides ? On the cutter I have the tip side dimensions are 1/2in. The tips that gave zero clearance were KC725M The correct style tips for my cutter are R245 or GH330 I have very little knowledge on the myriad of cutter tip applications out there :scratch: I tend to try out what's to hand and see how it works I tend to buy bits at autojumbles and the like :palm: John |
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