Author Topic: Fly cutter shape.  (Read 7603 times)

Offline Nickon51

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Fly cutter shape.
« on: July 15, 2009, 11:37:42 PM »
Does anyone know how to correctly sharpen a fly cutter. I have an X2 mill plus a nice looking flycutting holder, however the cuts that I am getting are a bit rough. Not nice at all. Here is the one that I have made. Its 5/16 sq HSS

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Offline sbwhart

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Re: Fly cutter shape.
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2009, 01:13:53 AM »
Hi

If you follow this link http://madmodder.net/index.php?topic=850.0 ther's a very good thread by John Bogstandard on flycutter shape.   :mmr:

Hope this helps

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