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    Re: A few MDF bits

    I got one of these to check my own spindle and to calibrate the vfd display, works great.
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    Re: Dressing Grinding Wheels

    Carberundom Stones will do a decent enough job but you will find it hard to get rid of the bounce (runout) of the wheel, the star (rotary) type dresser will give you better control of this with a...
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    Re: Dressing Grinding Wheels

    Right, to be honest I'd just go with a stone and see what you think, it's actually the first one I've ever bought and it's done a really nice job on my wheels, really quick too.

    It's one of them...
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    Re: Dressing Grinding Wheels

    Hiya,

    What you need is a diamond wheel dresser/sharpening stone, there is quite a few variations, what I would get and recently ordered for mine is just a plain Jane dimond dressing stone, they...
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    Re: Lathe Indexing Tools

    For smaller lathes, you can't really go wrong with CC_T insert holders, as the insert choice and cutting angles are a good compromise. The insert size is upto you, however if you're getting a boring...
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    Re: Lathe Indexing Tools

    I bought my first set of lathe tools a couple of weeks ago. Got a single 12mm indexable tool for £18 on eBay. And a set of 7 with parting tool for £40 on Aliexpress, arrived in 6days even though it...
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    Re: Lathe Indexing Tools

    Green stones on a bench grinder don't produce the edge ideal finish on a carbide cutter but I did it this way for a couple of years, manually finishing tips with a diamond hone.
    I moved on to...
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    Re: Lathe Indexing Tools

    Or get a bench grinder and learn to sharpen them yourself ;)
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    Re: Lathe Indexing Tools

    JB Cutting Tools sell some decent looking lathe tools and tips in various sizes. Worth a look. HSS has the advantage of being easy to touch up yourself but the indexable tips are nice to use.
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    Re: Lathe Indexing Tools

    Hi
    Chronos have a pretty good selection.
    http://www.chronos.ltd.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?WD=lathe%20index%20tool&PN=glanze_lathe_tools.html#aCG214
    I was fortunate enough to aquire a good selection...
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