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  1. Stellrammer

    Machine Vertical Knee mill 220 single phase

    A friend of mine near Orrillia Ontario is thinking he might sell his knee mil. It is a Balding, made in England. The model is a Beaver, no joke, it is a Balding Beaver. A very substantial mill comparable to an Excello, rewound motor 220 single phase. Any interest here I can pass it along.
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    How to remove a broken bolt extractor

    A left handed drill from the other end occasionally bites and unwinds broken thread, about as occasionally as a stud remover works without breaking and compounding the misery.
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    Turret Lathe

    I have bad work dreams, that used to be reality, of a Ward turret lathe and a railroad bin full of 7/8” X 7” shafts. Thousands of them destined for Roper lawn tractors mower decks. 46 years ago and I remember the sequence, chuck, face and chamfer, center drill and chamfer, tap, remove and chuck...
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    What grit(s) are best for grinding profiles in carbide and HSS?

    So that’s why the super fine grits, used Glendo accufinish machines rarely come up, but many people have made their own from DC motors and such. You can use the import diamond plate tools on them or buy Glendo wheels.
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    What grit(s) are best for grinding profiles in carbide and HSS?

    So you are essentially making d- bits like on a Deckel.
  6. Stellrammer

    What grit(s) are best for grinding profiles in carbide and HSS?

    You’re going to be fluting by hand?, you need a tool and cutter grinder, air spindle and cup wheels, and a motorized rotary head. Chances are you can find a Cincinnati #2 for the price of scrap, cause there is barely anyone left who knows how to use one.
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    Turret Lathe

    Great machine if you have a lot of accessories for the turret, like floating holders, roller boxes, collapsible die heads.
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    What grit(s) are best for grinding profiles in carbide and HSS?

    Depends on your needs, what specifically are you grinding, sharpening edges on brazed tools or regrinding inserts? 180 grit will do most of what you need, certainly nothing over 300 unless you are regrinding wood working carbide blades. If you are referring to bonded diamond you must be very...
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    Cutting raw carbide stock into usable blanks

    Yes, even edm affects the immediate area, though some tooling companies used it to make formed blanks. Ground blanks had more consistent wear and better finishing and tool life. I doubt that this compound would hold a sharp edge in anything other than cast iron, it’s alloying is not intended...
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    Cutting raw carbide stock into usable blanks

    If it was a wear plate of some sort it’s unlikely it will be useful as a cutting tool, too fine of a grain and little binder for strength.
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