Custom Arbor Mounted / Horizontal Milling Cutters - Looking for vendors

Who is left making custom Arbor Mounted / Horizontal / Double Angle / Whatever Mills these days? I can easily have shanked, solid carbide mills made, but I really want arbor type mills for what I have in mind. So is there anyone left that makes them? And to order? I would supply whatever ( DXF is most common but can supply models ) they would desire for geometry reference. Ideally, solid carbide would be great, but even brazed tip or HSS would be acceptable. I just want to find a good, capable vendor for them.

Moon Cutter would be one, but I don't know what limitations they might have on form cutter profiles.

AlfredLyon on IG grinds some pretty good looking work, have you checked him?

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Cole2534 said:

AlfredLyon on IG grinds some pretty good looking work, have you checked him?

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Yes, I am _very_ familiar with Alf, Jon, Larry, Quan, and Lizz, to name but a few. They do wonderful work and we use them when we have need. But they only do shanked mills. I have asked about arbor mills in the past.
( plus it's fun for me to reminisce about my own time as a grind hand when speaking with Alf )

sfriedberg said:

Moon Cutter would be one, but I don't know what limitations they might have on form cutter profiles.

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Ooh. That looks promising. Thank you. RFQ sent in to them this morning.

During the evening, I did later remember that I asked RobbJack about this a year or more ago but the price was exceptionally high in my estimation. Enough, so as to not be a real consideration.

For what it is worth ( and without going into the nitty gritty details ) the "form" I want to have made in exceedingly simple and already exists in some basic manner. I simply need dimensional changes that necessitate making a new cutter. They cannot be ground from existing stock. That is all I can say about that.

Zahnrad Kopf said:

Yes, I am _very_ familiar with Alf, Jon, Larry, Quan, and Lizz, to name but a few. They do wonderful work and we use them when we have need. But they only do shanked mills. I have asked about arbor mills in the past.
( plus it's fun for me to reminisce about my own time as a grind hand when speaking with Alf )

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I figured as much. I'm interested to see what Moon says; I've always had good luck with their off the shelf tools.

You might try Kermitool - http://www.kermitool.com/services.php
25+ yrs ago the original owner brazed up a line reamer with tantung tips to use in a oneoff operation when turning it by hand, he said tantung would last longer than carbide. Kermit is retired, but I understand they still do good work.