On Saturday, 23 June 2007 22:54:56 UTC-7, Ignoramus5083 wrote:
I have two small piles -- scrap end mills and scrap carbide inserts.

I would like to know if any people here make some custom tools by
recutting or regrinding carbide inserts or end mills. I want to know
if it is worth keeping some of them, or not.

There are no hidden gems there, for sure. Broken ends, stems, and
chipped inserts. I sorted through about 20 lbs of stuff. Everything
good or merely possibly usable was sorted into different piles.

I have a diamond wheel that mounts on my 1/2 HP motor and has diamonds
on the outer rim. So i could possibly make some edges, not for
milling, but maybe for something else, though nothing comes to mind.

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