Re: Inserts in the home shop

Hugh,

Keep those guys at the grinder!!

Although the "skill" of grinding may not be useful to a "mouse-
runner", the EXPERIENCE of what it means/takes to get a good cut will
be...

Ballendo

P.S. Of course, I also thought it was a mistake when the "school"
figures were dropped from figure skating...

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Hugh Currin <currinh@O...> wrote:
> Jon:
>
> Regarding HSS inserts, many asked why. Well, It's probably a crazy
idea,
> but I work at a technical college where an intro machining course
is
> taught. It's only to give students an introduction to machining
and not to
> be proficient. But much time is spent grinding HSS bits, a good
skill for
> machinists but not too useful to engineers. For a first course,
using
> carbide lead to scary speeds. So I have always though it would be
good to
> use std tool holders and HSS inserts. I'm not responsible for the
course
> but when the topic came up................
>
> At 04:20 PM 5/10/01 -0700, Jon wrote:
>
> >I guess that's technically an insert holder for HSS, but there's
another
> >one that uses triangular inserts.
> >http://www.arwarnerco.com is the web site.
> >
> >I'd sure like to know if his HSS inserts are compatible with the
carbide
> >shank versions sold elsewhere.
>
> Under Products/HSS Inserts they indicate they do make inserts for
standard
> holders. Someone else mentioned most insert mfg also handle them.
>
> Thanks to all for the help. :-)
>
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> Hugh D. Currin, P.E.
> Associate Professor & Chair
> Manuf. & Mech. Engineering Technology
> Oregon Institute of Technology
> Klamath Falls, Oregon USA
>
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