wrote:
Does someone have a diagram
or a picture that describes all of the cutter sharpening terms that
the experienced machinists take for granted?

Specifically

Rake
Relief,
Top Rake
Back Rake
Side Rake
Positve Rake
Negative Rake

Clearance
Front Clearance
Side Clearance
Chip breaker






Start at http://www.metalworking.com/links_to_learn.html

Very specific to your question:
http://me.mit.edu/Lectures/MachineTo...e/intro.html#3

Try going through all the MIT intro so the significance of the angles
actually means something to you.
--
Fred R
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