Originally Posted by
Jim Becker
David, try a .25" compression cutter, either full depth or two passes...I think you'll be surprised. The first pass must be just a little more than the height of the up-cut section at the tip of the bit. The Whiteside that I use would make that about .20" minimum depth. The advantage of the compression cutter is clean edges on both sides including where the spoilboard underneath might be slightly buggered from previous cutting. The up-cut section also helps at least a little with clearing chips where a full down-cut, well...you know...keeps stuff in the kerf.
I ordered one yesterday, Jim, and it should be here tomorrow (good ol' Prime!). I wish I had ordered earlier in the week because we got two orders yesterday and one today for chucks and I would love to have cut those with the new bit. Oh, well, assuming the Longworth chuck orders don't dry up I'll use it next week.
David
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