Chamfering tool bits

[ChazzC]

I use 'em on steel. They work well, leave a nice finish and, best of all, they're cheap!

6X 1/2" Shank Round Over Router Bits R1/8-R1/2 Corner Forming Beading Router Bit | eBay

Specification: Type: Coner Round Over Edging Router Bit Material: Tungsten Carbide Shank: 1/2''(12.7mm) Radius: R1/8''(3.175mm) R3/16''(4.76mm) R1/4''(6.35mm) R3/8''(9.5mm) R5/16''(7.96mm) R1/2''(12.7mm) Package Including: 6pcs Corner Round Over Router Bits.

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That's right – it's deja vu all over again!

 

[Susquatch]

I use 'em on steel. They work well, leave a nice finish and, best of all, they're cheap!

That's amazing. I guess it's not a huge surprise. But I would NOT have guessed they would work on steel. Especially not a full bite the way it works on wood.

One thing I disagree with. They are NOT CHEAP! Especially not in Canada. Anything that eats wood in Canada is expensive. And if you think these are expensive, try renting a beaver let alone trying to buy one.....

 

[kstrauss]

Yes. It looked good. IIRC, you're using a TORMACH right? Is that with their latest user interface on top of LinuxCNC? I've read it's possible to install that on other hardware but would take some effort. At the moment I still am having problems with my tool height measure and install into tool table. Decided I needed a holiday from that for a week or so as I was getting way too frustrated.

Yes, I'm using a Tormach 770-3. Their software is called "Pathpilot" and is essentially a pretty face for LinuxCNC. I believe that GerritV on this group has installed it on a non-Tormach machine and can probably provide the details.

 

[Tom O]

Apparently you can be charged for Beaver trafficking.

 

[140mower]

Apparently you can be charged for Beaver trafficking.
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You old pimp you.....

 

[ChazzC]

That's amazing. I guess it's not a huge surprise. But I would NOT have guessed they would work on steel. Especially not a full bite the way it works on wood.

I’ll find it again, but Tom Lipton has a video showing him going to town on a ship’s wheel with a router bit (in a router!)

 

[DavidR8]

 

[ChazzC]

That’s it, thanks David!

 

[Susquatch]

That’s it, thanks David!

I watched as much as I could tolerate. I had assumed big cuts like wood. Not so. Slow and steady. Very cool.

I would have cut the outside on the lathe with a custom ground HSS cutter and maybe the inside on the mill. Not sure about the inside. Prolly better to cast it round right up front. But I didn't watch earlier videos - maybe it's all cut from plate.

Amazing to see someone use a router and bit for wood on metal......

 

[quitereal]

I think Ill look for a cheap stunt router at auction and give that a try lol