Ignoramus32324 wrote:

I am slightly confused. Please forgive me. Are "tool and cutter
grinders" used to sharpen spiral fluted endmills?

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That is a yes as long as you have the right tooling. I've sharpened a bunch by only doing
the ends using a fairly cheap fixture from Enco.

The end of a end mill cuts no matter now deep you go so the flutes may be good if you
grind the end mill back and sharpen the end.

This is a time and money thing. So far, other than the cheapy enco fixture I use to
salvage the low hanging fruit so to say, I just buy replacements as I wear end mills out.
I don't even own a surface grinder, I use uncles old rockwell surface grinder. The type
that has a round post and bronze bearings.

Make sure you are not getting into false economy by spending money on a grinder and
accessories that will cost more than you would spend on new end mills.

Now if you get a smoking deal like you tend to do, well, if you get bored with it, you can
get your money back. I'm sure you know how to.

I've heard he who dies with the most toys wins but I tend to think he who played with the
most toys won.

Wes
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