Tobacco chamber - dare to try this?

[omar_colocci]

Hi guys!

Was wondering if that would not do the job:

http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite ... _core.html

What do you think?

[KurtHuhn]

It would probably do a very nice job actually. I use a ball-nose end mill from tme to time, and it works great.

[Gatorade]

gone

[Nick]

I've found that they don't drill very well, but are excelent for finishing out the bowl.

[ArtGuy]

My wifes uncle does a lot of carpentry and was telling me about these router bits that make a curved bottom. He told me to make sure I did not get the ones with a ball bearing guide attached to the bottom.

This must be what he meant. I am very glad you posted this. It might be an interesting option.

What do you more experienced guys think about drilling with a standard twist drill and then finishing the bottom of the chamber with one of these? I guess it would all depend on how close to the stated diameter each bit actually was eh?

[KurtHuhn]

Personally, I think it would work very well. Use a nice silver and demming bit to get the walls of the chamber done, then clean up the bottom with one of these. The nice thing is, a silver and demming bit - the ones I use for furniture anyway, rarely overheat. I don't know why - I think because the flutes are so big, and waste is cleanly ejected without spending too much time in the bore.

[Nick]

As for how close diameters are, they are usually exactly as stated.

Probably depends on the company. I can't imagine they'd be too far off.

[bscofield]

I've bought spade bits and countersink's that were off, even though they were bothed marked 3/4"

Could some of you guys that re-shape your spade bits post a pic so I can get an idea of what I'm looking to do when I do this?