El Mustachio
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Jul 28, 2010
- Location
- Eastern Washington, USA
Hello,
We're looking at bringing in our first Tool & Cutter grinder and I've got a couple questions. A quick background on our application though. We're a small shop, all manual machines, and a mix of HSS and indexable tooling. I've recently started going through 60 years worth of collected tooling and have realized I'm sitting on a lot more than I knew. Nothing like cleaning house to get you thinking. Of our HSS tooling the break down probably goes something like this (not counting drills less than 1" dia); 40% are twist drills (1"- 3"dia), 30% reamers (1" - 3"dia), 10% plain milling cutters, 10% endmills, 10% keyway push broaches. In a perfect world I'd like to pick up a machine that could sharpen any of this bunch. After a few weeks of looking I've been leaning most toward a Cincinnati #2. Others that seem readily available (in used condition) are K&O's, Norton #2's, and a few Brown & Sharps. Pickings always seem to be slim here in the Pacific NW. I've mostly been checking Ebay and a few surplus houses. I've only been looking at the free standing (not bench) set ups.
Questions:
1) Can I set up a grinder like a Cinci #2 to sharpen keyway broaches?
2) If I hope to sharpen HSS endmills and annular cutters (Hougen style) is there anything I should be looking for in particular?
3) Within the used machinery world, is there any reason I should steer clear of certain models?
4) For this type of work should I focus on universal style machines?
Thanks for the help.
We're looking at bringing in our first Tool & Cutter grinder and I've got a couple questions. A quick background on our application though. We're a small shop, all manual machines, and a mix of HSS and indexable tooling. I've recently started going through 60 years worth of collected tooling and have realized I'm sitting on a lot more than I knew. Nothing like cleaning house to get you thinking. Of our HSS tooling the break down probably goes something like this (not counting drills less than 1" dia); 40% are twist drills (1"- 3"dia), 30% reamers (1" - 3"dia), 10% plain milling cutters, 10% endmills, 10% keyway push broaches. In a perfect world I'd like to pick up a machine that could sharpen any of this bunch. After a few weeks of looking I've been leaning most toward a Cincinnati #2. Others that seem readily available (in used condition) are K&O's, Norton #2's, and a few Brown & Sharps. Pickings always seem to be slim here in the Pacific NW. I've mostly been checking Ebay and a few surplus houses. I've only been looking at the free standing (not bench) set ups.
Questions:
1) Can I set up a grinder like a Cinci #2 to sharpen keyway broaches?
2) If I hope to sharpen HSS endmills and annular cutters (Hougen style) is there anything I should be looking for in particular?
3) Within the used machinery world, is there any reason I should steer clear of certain models?
4) For this type of work should I focus on universal style machines?
Thanks for the help.