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Offline Bjorn_B

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Carbide insert regrinding
« on: December 29, 2017, 05:10:29 PM »
After finding this video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUVvgcvlbBs" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUVvgcvlbBs</a>

I wanted to see if I could in some way duplicate this on my Quorn this as I use inserts of the same sort myself. After looking into options this setup was used:  Grinding head upside down and turned around, toolhead free to slide along bars,

20171229_174303 by Bjorn Bursell, on Flickr

Closer look
20171229_174312 by Bjorn Bursell, on Flickr

Result:
20171229_174108 by Bjorn Bursell, on Flickr

I must say that it does everything Stefan says in the video, I'm very happy about it all. Tomorrow I'll grind up all my inserts that ended up in the "not good enough" box.


Offline kvom

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Re: Carbide insert regrinding
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2017, 05:48:50 PM »
The Quorn is a nice tool.  Most of the inserts I discard are chipped rather than dulled.  Not sure I'd bother myself.

Offline Bjorn_B

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Re: Carbide insert regrinding
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2017, 05:51:18 PM »
What surprised me is that the reground insert is in some ways better than a new (for finishing, or very light cuts)

 

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