bitshird
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I've wanted some hollowing tools for a long time and I've tried making some from Drill rod and W-1 and O-1 but always screwed up tempering, SOOOO I used a friends press, bent some Stainless, milled some pockets and put in some of my 11mm inserts, I have to make some handles for them and give them a try in the morning, the one on top has an inch and a half offset and the bottom one has a three quarter inch offset, also made a tool with a big round insert, but I'm not that happy with it, I have to put a sharper edge on it, it cuts, but requires too much pressure, so I'll take the box of inserts to a friend and use his end-mill sharpening grinder and put a sharper edge on them, I may do more of the hollowing tools if they work,
the large round carbide is just a bit over 5/8 but way too expensive.
Sorry for the crappy pictures but I'm so excited, finally I get to play with stuff.
the large round carbide is just a bit over 5/8 but way too expensive.
Sorry for the crappy pictures but I'm so excited, finally I get to play with stuff.