Hello Curtis What tool you use for honing router bits? Arkady
2018-02-19 5:54 GMT+02:00 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills < legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com>: > Hello Patrick > > Magnate https://www.magnate.net/SearchResults.asp?Cat=24 For the > quality VS/$$ these bit are well worth the price. > > the flat bottom planning bit 1 1/4 or 1 1/2" bits are the work horse of > the machine. > I like the barley twist and roping bits as well. > > Magnate has a legacy start up package https://www.magnate. > net/SearchResults.asp?Cat=26 again for the price you cant beat it. > > I have one general rule of thumb, I hone every bit after every use. my > bits all look new, and cut well. For me it dose not matter who made the > bits, Yes some are better quality > then others. but a sharp bit will always cut better then one that is dull > or covered with pitch... > I also rec emend buying adaptors, I own 1/4" 3/8" as well as 1/8" adaptors > for my 1/2" router motor. that way when I find a good bit I can use it. > > One last note. End Mills (carbide and HHS) are also a very good buy for > $ (two or three flute are the best for wood. BUT I always tell them Its > for cutting Alum.) Avoids any hassle... > > Have a good night. > > C.A.G. > > > On Sunday, February 18, 2018 10:00 PM, Patrick Salter < > patsalte...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > As some of you may know, I just got a new legacy 1000 still in the box > (assembly begins later this week) and the burning question in my mind is > what bits should I be looking to get started. I have a bottom bit a couple > of classic plunge bits. > Would a barley twist bit or a rope bit be better to practice with? Size? > I’m assuming that I’ll start getting bits from magnate but open to > suggestions. > I’m not sure what I will be making (so many options) but will try a lot of > things to start. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@ > googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/ > group/legacy-ornamental-mills. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@ > googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/ > group/legacy-ornamental-mills. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
