"Existential Angst" on Wed, 6 Apr 2011 08:15:36
-0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
"pyotr filipivich" wrote in message
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"Existential Angst" on Wed, 30 Mar 2011
08:24:04 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

"Depends on how much of a cut/chipload and the nature of the
finish you want."

I will switch to new or unchipped blades awaiting Group Advice.

Also, I have a 10" 80 tooth Morse Metal Devil specifically for alum,
which
doesn't look much different than other non-specific 60 tooth carbide
blades -- except the price sticker, $90 !! It was given to me.

I just bought an Avanti two-pack of 10" 60 tooth from HD, for $29. Just
wondering what diffs between the two blades to expect, if any.

In the two pack?

No, between a blade advertised as specifically for alum (and for $90), vs.
low-end generic blades.
I would expect that long term in a more expensive blade the carbide would
be
a better quality and better-brazed and thus would have a longer service
life, but I wonder if, short-term, there would be a noticeable difference
from the higher price and the "aluminum specificity".

IMHO - beats the heck out of me! I will assume that you get what
you pay for, mostly.
Again, I'll just say "Depends on if what you want can be done with
the cheap tools." I've a friend who is an Ace Anal Machinist (When I
crashed the machine I was on, it was only 35,000 to fix the spindle,
when he crashed his - 100,000 just for the spindle. Ever 'Fed ex' a
spindle from Germany? But I digress.)
I will tolerate finishes he won't, because "It is done". But he
wants everything Done Right. So he buys the quality tools. OTOH, he
knows where and how to get it for less. Lots less. He bought me a 1
inch mic with a twelve in throat - for twenty bucks, delivered!

I know a couple of A.A.M.'s , and I cain't ever let them see my "work",
otherwise they proly wouldn't talk to me anymore.

They will talk to you - pointing out all the flaws in your
project, the errors which lead to those flaws, and the corrections you
should have made before you started.

The concept of getting what you pay for is an inneresting one, tho. Esp.
when currency starts to lose its meaning.

Ayup. In the novel _Malevel_ the main character is a horse
trader. After the Event (WW3) he and his group swap food with the
survivors in the local village, for two of their horses. A henchman
wants a bribe for allowing him to take the saddle and bridle. Etienne
trades his gold ring for the tack - reasoning that it will be decades
before gold will be "valuable" but with these two mare and the
stallion at home, he will have a monopoly on horse production in the
valley (and "the world".)
--
pyotr filipivich
We will drink no whiskey before its nine.
It's eight fifty eight. Close enough!