"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote in message
. 3.70...
I finally found a Darex E90 endmill sharpener in CHERRY condition, and with
all the collets, stones, guide finger... even a stand, for $1400!

YES... no more dull bits!


Actually, endmills sharpened on a Darex are nowhere near the quality of
those sharpened on better equipment and also, the machine is woefully
inadequate for reconditioning ends.

Still, MUCH better than nothing...

FWIW : you might want to get a white wheel from Darex ( 80 / 100 grit or
so ) for roughing etc of HSS because although the borazon does produce
better finished work, it is painfully slow where you have any kind of
substantial amount of metal that needs to be removed.

If I was to do it all over, I would probably go with a cuttermaster instead,
or better yet, a weldon air bar and a #2 Cincy or KO Lee