I've been asked a few times in the past if I could grind some endmills to different designs like having a stepped point for forming a cavity. Or to sharpen special shaped cutter for doing back side counter bores and such things.
I've never used a tool & cutter grinder yet as no place I worked at had one, so I'm quite unfamiliar with the brands and which does what best. But I've done surface grinding before.
So my question is. Is there such thing as a tool & cutter grinder with a fairly small footprint ( maybe benchtop? or under 500lbs) that can properly grind endmills to various angles, radius's, a bit of cylindrical and surface grinding maybe? essentially, whats the most versatile things out there that isn't too big but is of good and accurate quality?
And no I don't expect a 100lbs machine to behave like a 5000lbs machine, and I can probably live with that fact for now. I don't see myself using it all that often, although if it can surface and cylindrical grind a bit then I have some work for that on my own projects. If there's nothing that fits this properly, or at a justifiable price , then I can also live without it.
Thanks for all information
I've never used a tool & cutter grinder yet as no place I worked at had one, so I'm quite unfamiliar with the brands and which does what best. But I've done surface grinding before.
So my question is. Is there such thing as a tool & cutter grinder with a fairly small footprint ( maybe benchtop? or under 500lbs) that can properly grind endmills to various angles, radius's, a bit of cylindrical and surface grinding maybe? essentially, whats the most versatile things out there that isn't too big but is of good and accurate quality?
And no I don't expect a 100lbs machine to behave like a 5000lbs machine, and I can probably live with that fact for now. I don't see myself using it all that often, although if it can surface and cylindrical grind a bit then I have some work for that on my own projects. If there's nothing that fits this properly, or at a justifiable price , then I can also live without it.
Thanks for all information