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The Shop => Tools => Topic started by: awemawson on November 16, 2013, 01:01:14 PM

Title: Galtona Cutter Clearance Angle Gauge
Post by: awemawson on November 16, 2013, 01:01:14 PM
This nicely made gauge fell into my hands recently for no better reason than it looked very nicely made and deserved a good home!

The use is fairly obvious from the name written on the box 'Galtona Cutter Clearance Angle Gauge' and presumably it is / was used to check that ground relief angles were correct when making or re-sharpening Galtona cutters.

I've only come across Galtona in the context of 'inserted tooth' cutters and show a chunky example in the photo below, but exactly how and what this gauge was used for I don't know . . . .but perhaps you do ??????


Andrew
Title: Re: Galtona Cutter Clearance Angle Gauge
Post by: Fergus OMore on November 18, 2013, 03:13:21 AM
Morning Andrew! I suspect that your gauge was for tool and cutter grinders which, if you are as unlucky as me, have once was an extremely expensive Clarkson 1- that has only one graduated scale.

I'm sure that yours is nicer than my set of bits of sheet metal with commonly used angles :scratch:

Regards

Norman