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shipto:
--- Quote from: Sea.dog on April 13, 2025, 07:09:42 AM ---I've not had any experience sharpening milling cutters, but surely the cutting edge should be a thin parallel strip, rather than the broad, triangular feature that you have achieved?
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The picture shows a countersink bit not a milling cutter and a cheap one at that. However yes there should not be as much sharpened but that was me playing about and not really putting much thought into it. Hopefully perfection will come with experience of using the grinder but I wouldn't put money on it. :lol:
vtsteam:
Better looking than my current crop of countersinks! :lol:
A long while back I got a set of those one hole countersinks. I think they were made out of lead. Instantly on use they lost all edge and wore a groove in themselves. I have a 5 flute countersink that loves to chatter and produce razor sharp metal shards that embed in fingers, as well as produce a countersink angle that fits no flathead screw ever produced. Clearly, countersinking is an art I have never mastered.
shipto:
--- Quote from: vtsteam on April 13, 2025, 12:07:11 PM ---Better looking than my current crop of countersinks! :lol:
A long while back I got a set of those one hole countersinks. I think they were made out of lead. Instantly on use they lost all edge and wore a groove in themselves. I have a 5 flute countersink that loves to chatter and produce razor sharp metal shards that embed in fingers, as well as produce a countersink angle that fits no flathead screw ever produced. Clearly, countersinking is an art I have never mastered.
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I was given one of those 1 hole cutters to try even on the pillar drill they suck.
shipto:
In a shocking turn of events (for me anyway) I managed to find time to dismantle it and paint it. Not a good match but I'm not that worried.
Still have a few things to do including some guards for the wheel and drive belt, replace those cap head adjusting screws with something better and make arbors for the various wheels I have which will work on this. You might notice a got the 80mm wheels to replace the 100mm one but also brought a regular 80mm cup wheel and have a few wheels from a small grinder I brought from aldi a while ago which was terrible but the wheels should do.
tom osselton:
Still it looks good nice job.
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