PEU
Flashlight Enthusiast
will said:Are you sitting down? Are you ready to cringe?
I probably didn't spend $10,000 for tooling, This is probably less than $75.00. I can do pretty much anything with this modest set of tools. The hex keys are hardened and with a little grinding make great boring bars. The small one in the front can be used for face grooves or boring small diameter holes. The internal threading tool is solid carbide (front right)
I work mostly with wood or aluminum, so I don't need carbide bits, I use mainly tool steel and grind my own profiles.
I worked as a machinist and learned a lot about tool making and grinding, even hand sharpening drill bits.
Nice! nothing beats the experience!
The other day I went to the CNC shop that do my parts and instead of talking about stuff needed to be done, one of the machinists teached me how to properly sharp a tool, at least the fundamentals of it, it was a real eye opener. Of course this was AFTER I commited to a couple of carbide tool holders
I didn't know allen wrenches could be used to make tools, thats interesting. But cobalt-steel blanks aren't that expensive, and I guess they keep the sharpness better.
Pablo