GaryLa
Plastic
- Joined
- Mar 10, 2015
- Location
- Los Angeles
Hello,
I have been researching drill bit and end mill sharpening off an on for a year. I have seen every piece of advice from "just buy new ones" to hand sharpening to various machines. I have a complete understanding of how it's done, but no practical skills with much more than occasional drill sharpening by hand with a bench grinder.
We are embarking on a production project which includes tens of thousands of drilled holes and some minor milling. I would hate to be throwing away drill bit after bit rather than just re-sharpening.
My preference is to buy nice stuff and take care of it. So, I'd like to sharpen bits every N-number of holes, instead of using a new one each time.
I have been looking at a pricey machine known as "Cuttermaster CM-01P". I understand it's ridiculous overkill, but I also don't want to spend vast amounts of time trying to acquire the finesse of sharpening drills and mills.
I had a Deckel SO or SOE years ago, but we only made single-flute cutters with it. I mostly watched.
What would the recommendation be to perform these sharpening needs -- without having years of skill already racked up?
Many thanks in advance.
I have been researching drill bit and end mill sharpening off an on for a year. I have seen every piece of advice from "just buy new ones" to hand sharpening to various machines. I have a complete understanding of how it's done, but no practical skills with much more than occasional drill sharpening by hand with a bench grinder.
We are embarking on a production project which includes tens of thousands of drilled holes and some minor milling. I would hate to be throwing away drill bit after bit rather than just re-sharpening.
My preference is to buy nice stuff and take care of it. So, I'd like to sharpen bits every N-number of holes, instead of using a new one each time.
I have been looking at a pricey machine known as "Cuttermaster CM-01P". I understand it's ridiculous overkill, but I also don't want to spend vast amounts of time trying to acquire the finesse of sharpening drills and mills.
I had a Deckel SO or SOE years ago, but we only made single-flute cutters with it. I mostly watched.
What would the recommendation be to perform these sharpening needs -- without having years of skill already racked up?
Many thanks in advance.
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