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Thread: Vintage Craft Man Router bits
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16th January 2013, 08:55 AM #16
Bill
I'm with that. I thought you might have been inferring that it changes the state of the metal.
On my saw blades I still sharpened the face of the tooth not the bevel, but I suppose when it is your own tool you take more care. I have to say I never really counted how many times I did this and it is over ten years ago now, but I would guess at a minimum of ten sharpenings.
Regards
PaulBushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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16th January 2013, 09:14 AM #17
All good advise , if you do not use the router a lot then the less expensive bits will do to start with and practice with, as you gain experience and your needs grow with in the hobby,(remember it is a hobby for most of us) , then as the bank balance allows, buy the better quality bits that you use regularly, .
This will allow you to use the cheaper bits to learn on , .
Jeff
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16th January 2013, 09:55 AM #18
Of course you can't touch the bevel of a bit or you would alter its profile. Probably not too serious on some, but where complementary profiles have to match, for example, not a good idea at all. Not many of us have the gear or skills to follow a curved profile on a router bit, so it's not even an option for most of us.
What I do is to rub the faces of my bits over a medium-fine diamond stone. A little & often seems to do the trick, & keeps them reasonably sharp & cutting well. I have a couple of 25 year old bits that have had a lot of use & still work well. They have plenty of carbide left, and will outlast me, barring accidents. Ye canna fix a chipped or badly worn bit this way, unless you have much more time & patience than I have, so if you are really tough on your bits, commerciaal sharpening or replacement are your choices. And from the couple of commercial re-sharpenings I've seen, you would be lucky to get 3. Those diamond discs are vicious!
Cheers,IW