barrel trimmer giving me the blues

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I bought a new barrel trimmer b/c my old one barely cuts.
I put the new one in a drill and no matter what speed I use the trimmer just spins in the wood and balckens it. What might the problem be.
The new trimmer was sealed inside a plastic bag so it was new.
Thank you as always.
 
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It is dull, just because it is new, doesn't mean it's sharp.
Send it and your old one to Paul in OKC, he will make it deadly sharp at a very reasonable price. [:)]
 
There is a thread before how to dharpen a dll barrel trimmer.

In a nutshell:
Remove the guide
just swipe a few time the face parallel to the guide with a sharpener (diamond hone is my choice but any sharpening stone will work). Do it as flat as you can get with the face. NOTE do not do it on the cutting face, it will be much more difficult if you mess the alignment and angle.

BTW, have you tried trimming mounting it on a drill press?
 
With out seeing it, I would tend to believe that there is something wrong with the trimmer. Maybe it was cast wrong or something. Is it possible that the trimmer would not cut at all? Even a dull one? Maybe I guess, but it's hard for me to believe. I would try and send or take it back for a exchange. Getting it sharpened if something is wierd with it, will probably not help and you will be out the cost of the sharpening. Did that make sense?
 
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Here you go...

Some notes:
I'm only touching the front of the wheel, not the side.
Practice holding the mill to the wheel with the grinder off to get the feel of how it should be positioned.
The mill should sit flat to the wheel.

Remember the difference between dull and sharp is only a few thousands of an inch.
If the mill is getting hot, you are grinding too much.
 
Originally posted by Ron in Drums PA
I'm only touching the front of the wheel, not the side.
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The picture made sense to me until I read what you wrote. If I am reading it and looking at the picture correctly it would seem to me that you are sharpening the face that would never come in contact with the wood. Maybe it's how I would define the front -vs- the side of the wheel. I am thinking the front is the curved face that is maybe an ince wide and the side is the big flat surface? Is that reverse of what you call it?
 
Originally posted by Ron in Drums PA
<br />You are right, I'm sharpening the flat side, which is on the side of the wheel, not the front. Sorry!!!
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good...so it was just a terminology difference. We PA guys need to band together ya know.

Ryan in Johnstown PA
 
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