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Unread 11-01-2014, 09:09 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by Olle View Post
I haven't had much luck with countersinks of any kind, they just shatter at any RPM.
I run at low RPM (like 160rpm I think) and use 5 or 6 flute 'chamfering cutters' from Travers. I have never had a chamfering cutter/countersink shatter. (You can't use woodworking countersinks). I turn the barrel in the lathe chuck and use a Jacob's chuck in my tailstock to feed the 'chamfering cutter' in. I eyeball it until the groove is cut to the bottom.

I've seen multi-angle crowns, rebated crowns, and odd angle crowns but really, is all that necessary??? I'm a simple person, my tools are simple, my work is as simple as I can make it.
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