FBecigneul
Member
Thanks for posting that, Lee.
It will be very helpful.
It will be very helpful.
CBN insert boring?
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Understatement of the year..... YES, Thank You Lee! That exactly fills my bill.
I have been following this thread. Thanks for the link Lee.
If anyone has the least bit of interest in pistols do yourself a favor and read through Lee's website.
Great pictures and even better articles. One day will have to find a way to get a pistol Lee has worked on.
Stephen
Have you tried a hardened HSS tool?
They can be surprisingly tough.
Carbide is at its best with faster speeds and larger cuts.
The larger shavings cary off a lot of heat generated in cutting.
Properly hardened and tempered HSS is actually pretty tough.
ETA:
You can also make a HSS cutter that is within a few hundredths of hole
diameter for maximum strength.
Just make sure you can clear the swarf with a channel the length
of the cutter.
They can be surprisingly tough.
Carbide is at its best with faster speeds and larger cuts.
The larger shavings cary off a lot of heat generated in cutting.
Properly hardened and tempered HSS is actually pretty tough.
ETA:
You can also make a HSS cutter that is within a few hundredths of hole
diameter for maximum strength.
Just make sure you can clear the swarf with a channel the length
of the cutter.
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Pete Wass
Well-known member
There are a number of sellers
McMaster-Carr has them I just noticed. I was lucky enough to be able to buy a few from a used tool place near where I live summers. They had no idea how to price them so it was my gain, for once. I keep one in a tool holder, ready to go.
Pete
McMaster-Carr has them I just noticed. I was lucky enough to be able to buy a few from a used tool place near where I live summers. They had no idea how to price them so it was my gain, for once. I keep one in a tool holder, ready to go.
Pete
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I've been using a similar 6mm cabide insert tool - I like it A LOT more than something like a micro 100 carbide single point cutter
THANK YOU!!!
Source
photo of package
I've got PAGES like this >
< and cain't make heads or tails
GeneT
Active member
I'm not sure that they still do it, but Sandvik used to send out a nice hardbound book on cutting tools and inserts - that went miles toward allowing me to figure out what the heck I was ordering and why some of my blind guesses hadn't panned out so well... (book is good even if you never buy a Sandvik insert.)
GsT