On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:08:04 -0600, blueman wrote
(in article ):

Puckdropper puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com writes:


I read somewhere a suggestion to open up the insert kerf slightly. Maybe
about two swipes with a file on either side, just enough to give the
teeth a tiny bit of clearance.

Think that would help in this case?

Puckdropper

I would have thought that between thousands of rotations per minute plus
the slight wobble & vibrations in any setup that there soon would be
enough clearance.

That being said, on my zero clearance insert I do seem to hear a bit of
a woosh or whistle or some such sound but I always attributed it to air
being forced through a tighter space than with the original wide
clearance insert.



Yup, mine tends to get a tad wider on it's own, probably from flexing a bit
as I cut various things that tend to side-load the blade a bit (think really
thin crosscuts to sneak up on a fit).


I'm going to use my template and knock out a few with some Ruskie BB I have.
Being perfectly flat and smooth in these small sizes (plus a use for all that
scrap!), I think it may convince me to switch.

-BR