04-12-2013, 01:27 PM
Thanks Tom. I'm in one of those between a rock and a hard place (no pun intended) once again. Do I spend the $$$ to buy some carbide cutters for a one-off project and take a chance of destroying them? Or do I anneal the part to allow for machining, but destroy the hardness the part needs to function properly? (No heat treat oven around here...)
So if I picked up a 50 C test file, I'm hoping that would be better than flipping a coin. If I can cut it as-is, that would be ideal. But I would rather not throw money down a hole buying carbide and then rendering it useless.
If I have to anneal it, the part isn't going to last long, which would also be a waste. Danged if you do, and danged if you don't.
So if I picked up a 50 C test file, I'm hoping that would be better than flipping a coin. If I can cut it as-is, that would be ideal. But I would rather not throw money down a hole buying carbide and then rendering it useless.
If I have to anneal it, the part isn't going to last long, which would also be a waste. Danged if you do, and danged if you don't.
Willie