Looking after carbide tooling

[Andy_GParticipant @andy_g]

I watched this youtube video last night and thought that it contained a lot of good advice and common sense that doesn't normally get an airing:

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[Thomas StauboParticipant @thomasstaubo12021]

That’s solid advice there. Lots of ways to damage the cutting edge of carbide tools

 

[old martParticipant @oldmart]

For removing endmills from the collet, always remember to have a thick wad of cloth underneath just in case it slips out of your fingers. Hitting the bed or the floor will likely chip it. It is best to touch down with a carbide end mill when it is running, not stationary. If you absolutely have to have the spindle stationary, then put something of a known thickness between the job and the cutter, a sheet of aluminium will cushion the cutter from chipping on steel.

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