sharpening end mills by hand.

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Apparently I'm some kind of weirdo.

A friend saw me stop working, pull the end mill out of my machine, and take it over to my vise to sharpen it.

I use a fairly coarse knife sharpening stone, and it doesn't take very long.
Does no one else do this?

I'm not a real machinist or anything, and I imagine in a real shop the time wouldn't be worth it, but there's no way to get a replacement end mill out here without at least a two day wait.

I'm also pretty cheap. (The primary comment from my friend).

I don't use the sharpened ones for finish work or anything (they are likely not square), but for rough work it saves wear and tear on my good end mills.
I just mark the sharpened ones with a sharpie, although it's fairly obvious when I've been at one.

So, anyone else do this?