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• Aug 25, 2013

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I received my air die grinder thanks for the tip kevin and my new stew mac circle cutter. Anyone have a good source for 1/32 and 1/16in carbide end mills with 1/8in shanks thanks.

 

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• Aug 25, 2013

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I'd recommend Enco...... here is a link .... they offer specials all the time.

http://www.use-enco.com

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Kevin

 

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• Aug 25, 2013

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thanks kevin

 

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• Aug 25, 2013

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http://www.pmtnow.com/end_mills/tools/TR-2.asp

Wide selection, efficient service

 

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• Aug 25, 2013

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Found a source on evil bay 10 carbide end mills for $35 , seller user id was drillman

 

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• Aug 30, 2013

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I just saw someone using a 1/4", 4 flute end mill in a trimmer router, freehand!! for carving. Serious stock removal... While this idea scares the $#!& out of me in a big way.. that someone suggested it makes me curious.. Anyone use end mills this way? in a router carving with the sides of the mill bit for freehand carving? From the photos, it looks like it is used like this in a conservative, careful manner...

The article came with a warning, that (obviously) this is a dangerous tool.. duh! but...

effective?

Scary, yes! at least having not tried it. Everyone says the table saw is scary... Routers are right up there too!

 

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• Aug 30, 2013

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Don't do it. And if you find more info don't post it here. There are amateurs around who might think that is the way to do things.

Remember, you could lose your ability to play uke in fractions of a second. Both on saws and routers.

 

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• Aug 30, 2013

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my dentist does it every day when final shaping crowns, bridges, temps etc.

 

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yep, good call. I have been working with power tools since I was too young to have been using them. I have tremendous respect for how dangerous a router can be.

A regular router bit used in the manner I described above, would, almost guaranteed, catch and jump out of the hands of someone attempting that feat, leaving a 11,000+ rpm cutting blade free to cut whatever is in its way. The word 'avulsion' comes to mind.

 

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• Aug 30, 2013

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Michael Smith said:

my dentist does it every day when final shaping crowns, bridges, temps etc.

Click to expand...

I think it probably comes down to a bit that is ground so that it does not bite, not standard woodworking bits.

 

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• Aug 31, 2013

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not with regular bits for sure. I have heard horror stories of routers getting into a hand and winding up and tearing out tendons and no way for a dr to make a fix.

 

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• Aug 31, 2013

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If you're doing inlay, there's some guy on eBay that sells downcut bits. User id begins with k, or something like that. Ask him about the flag trick.