01-07-2014, 12:12 PM
(12-31-2013, 09:22 PM)Hawkeye Wrote: BTW, I found out what caused those sparks. On a horizontal mill, unlike a vertical, it's pretty easy to put the cutter on backwards.
Don't feel bad Mike, I've seen sparks like that from band saw blades as well. Only with the defective ones though, that had the teeth ground backwards.
That cast iron looks like it machines very nice. It's been a long time since I've made any CI chips. I've always enjoyed it.
Tom