Bottom Clearing Router Bit?

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egnald

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What do you think about putting a carbide Bottom Cleaning Router Bit in the tailstock with a round blank in a collet chuck to square the end of the blank? I thought it might work kind of like the Jim Hinze tenon cutter but across the entire face of the blank? Your thoughts???

Dave
 
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egnald said:
What do you think about putting a carbide Bottom Cleaning Router Bit in the tailstock with a round blank in a collet chuck to square the end of the blank? I thought it might work kind of like the Jim Hinze tenon cutter but across the entire face of the blank? Your thoughts???

Dave
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We square the face of the flank to be square with the tube. The method you described wouldn't do that. Also router bits spin way faster than your lathe can. I don't think it would be a good idea at all.
 
KenB259 said:
We square the face of the flank to be square with the tube. The method you described wouldn't do that. Also router bits spin way faster than your lathe can. I don't think it would be a good idea at all.
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While I agree with the squaring to the tube part, I don't think a carbide bit would be an issue with the lower speed, especially with light passes.
 
KenB259 said:
We square the face of the flank to be square with the tube. The method you described wouldn't do that. Also router bits spin way faster than your lathe can. I don't think it would be a good idea at all.
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Thanks Ken, I wasn't thinking about a drilled blank, but a round blank being drilled for a kitless. So far I've been using a right angle sanding jig on my disc sander to clean up the end of the blank and get it at least somewhat square with it's long axis. I probably should have been more clear in my explanation. - Dave
 
It probably would do it if the carbides meet in the middle to get all of the blank. I use them to plow out grooves for segmenting but use a router to do it.
 
rherrell said:
What you need is a "center cutting" endmill, you can get a 3/4" with a 1/2" shank to fit your drill chuck.

Like this... https://www.ebay.com/itm/254617136370?_skw=3/4+center+cutting+endmill&itmmeta=01JHMS3HZ72PJE2DW1HRH9319H&hash=item3b485d2cf2:g:EUoAAOSwhYhe2TkF&itmprp=enc:AQAJAAABAHoV3kP08IDx+KZ9MfhVJKltQweYQQX5XzRvg1O5aSDjPO57S0O7stTZY/vHHLWoqSHUB61cqfjQbGF6KZ69zN1D1X7hKlDlt8YTQ7BN0yOrM69KauV5m3F3asvgKRNyR6V8YB5SkBjPE8j1HcqX7a9ivZom2xMuEOaP2CVwGQAD5lEEUpl5botcviV73CEMj99st18XiOdhEAvNgfVuYjTT9y9QGkJZ8xwj1T2CH3ICz0jjvvgonDkEuq+6CsIGU4NxL12DsYSFjt/LRIHPnEvYE/TurSrmQjrxO9W7cU6wNVcfFUocR4X1LFXG4AMDm4MpQkBK3gqAR1bJzE2eLg4=|tkp:Bk9SR_yfjpmNZQ
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I never thought about an end mill. That should work much better than the big rectangular blades on a router bit. I might have to get one of these and give it a try. Thanks Rick. - Dave
 
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