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Title: Cleaning up cast iron tractor weight
Post by: Chuck in E. TN on August 04, 2013, 02:57:41 PM

 I’m trying to clean up/square up a piece of cast iron cut from a John Deere tractor weight. My 4x6 band saw cuts it easily, but nothing in the mill will get through the skin. I’ve tried fly cutters and end mills.
The skin is rubbing the cutting edge off the fly cutter.  ½” mill cutter stalls the mill (belt drive).
Mill is an x2 with DRO/tach.  What am I doing wrong?
Chuck

Title: Re: Cleaning up cast iron tractor weight
Post by: awemawson on August 04, 2013, 02:59:25 PM

Whip the skin off with an angle grinder first

Title: Re: Cleaning up cast iron tractor weight
Post by: kayz1 on August 04, 2013, 04:58:13 PM

 :proj:

Quote from: awemawson on August 04, 2013, 02:59:25 PM

Whip the skin off with an angle grinder first

Thanks for that, i was just about to ask the same thig..I have a few 4foot by 2x2 sash weights a mate gave me and my band saw just sits on top of it :scratch:  Thanks again.
  Lyn.

Title: Re: Cleaning up cast iron tractor weight
Post by: chipenter on August 04, 2013, 05:03:14 PM

I use router bits for wood 1\2 inch shank they last well , and are easy to sharpen .

Jeff

Title: Re: Cleaning up cast iron tractor weight
Post by: Chuck in E. TN on August 05, 2013, 07:09:37 AM

Thanks awemawson,and chipenter! I will try both suggestions.
Chuck

Title: Re: Cleaning up cast iron tractor weight
Post by: chipenter on August 05, 2013, 04:15:47 PM

Forgot to say that they are the tct tipped ones .

Title: Re: Cleaning up cast iron tractor weight
Post by: Chuck in E. TN on August 07, 2013, 03:54:17 PM

 Tried a cutoff wheel in my angle grinder and figured that was a bad idea. Gave it one more try with the X2 mill. ½” cutter, 500 rpm, slow traverse with the power feed. Worked like a champ!
 [font=]Chuck[/font]