Originally Posted by
KWTool
Regrinding endmills has changed since I started, when I was younger, everything was HSS and very little carbide, we did the ends and od’s on everything. The machinists could read a mic and offset fro the diameter difference. Today it’s almost all carbide and I cut the ends off and regrind the ends to save the od’s, the machine loaders cannot read a mic and change the diameter in the machine. It’s cheaper for the shop owners to buy new endmills than scrap parts. I’m at 1/3 to 1/2 of the price of a new endmills. If you regrind that tool 4 times that’s quite a bit of savings! Look at the savings if you do that for 20 endmills or 100 endmills! I don’t mind doing large batches of endmills, just not all of the time. I really like making tricky form tools, it keeps me sharp! Ian, May I ask you how old you are? I’m glad to see that your still at it, stay sharp! You can always make a few bucks!