Ignoramus18788 fired this volley in
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I sold a very nice Cuttermaster for $750 or so half a year ago...

Cuttermasters are nice, too. Was that a Cuttermaster Pro, or the
"small" version? How new? How many collets? Stand? The E90 I got is
virtually virgin, and everything's in the kit.

Despite PM's post, I have it on authority from a couple of other regular
users that a _skilled_ user of an E90 can make very close to factory-new
edges AND ends on milling cutters. Only, like so many things, it takes
some skill. PM probably hasn't spent the time to learn. I'm retired.
I'll find the time.

So... Ok... I ruin a dozen junked bits that are useless anyway. I'm an
apt student. Bet I either figure out how to make it work to snuff, or
figure out why it can't -- and fix it! G

These things are not complicated, but they are expensive in terms of time
to build from scratch. Even a ready-made machine that doesn't work
_quite_ right would be easier to fix than making one myself, and I can
guarantee that the $1400 I paid was less expensive than the cost of the
'normal' fully-equipped jig Plus a Cincy #2.

I just signed a new, large 8-month contract for machines Friday. I need
time and sharp bits. I don't need to make the machine to sharpen them.


LLoyd