[itsme]

Hi LongRat,

I'd definitely agree that the Arc cutters are not the best quality. I have only ever tried 2 Arc cutters below 6mm and both broke (they were 4mm and also broke within about 20mins)! All my small cutters now are either from Chronos or other known brands.

I recently bought a couple of 6mm cutters and a 9.5mm cutter from Arc. Both the 6mm cutters had small 'nipples' in the centre on the bottom (sorry for the poor description, but it's difficult to describe these extra features that aren't meant to be there) which I had to touch with a Dremel to get rid of. It also looked like someone had slipped with the grinder on the end of one of the flutes on the 9.5mm cutter. I have compared the sharpness of the Arc cutters to Chronos cutters and others and the Arc cutters are definitely blunt in comparison.

I wouldn't say the Arc cutters are not usable, because I have been using them for a while with reasonable success (besides the smaller ones). I am, however, beginning to think that it is worthwhile paying the extra money for better quality cutters (and tooling generally). I'm going to stop being a cheapskate and buy some decent cutters the next time I'm buying them.

Regards
Warren