The Home Grown cutter Grinder

[dunn]

Thanks, PixMan,

I am considering my first metalworking mill to be a mini horizontal one. Also, part of the 'romance' of metalworking in my addled mind is to be able to cut gears. The gear cutters are amazingly expensive as you say, with three of them exceeding the price of the mill, and in the interests of accuracy use larger arbors as the cutters get larger. So, you're right, it's the expense, but it is also perhaps making the cutters fit one arbor diameter instead of a few. Also, expense-wise, just about all cutters for a horizontal mill seem more expensive, probably because there are so many cutting edges.

And because I have no idea what I'm talking about, the original post said, "You name the tool it can grind it," and I honestly didn't know if that just meant 'any tool this cutter grinder was designed to cut or grind', like any drill bit, end mill, straight cutter with a helix, and if I was silly in thinking it could cut or grind a circular cutter meant for an arbor.

Now I know that it can, so thanks!