For discussion of the drilling and shaping of the stummel.
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Nick
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by Nick »
My bits really heated up. Am I pushing to hard?
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munkey
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by munkey »
At what RPM were you drilling?
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Nick
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by Nick »
I've since been told that 1750 rpms is just a tad fast for free drilling. D'OOH!
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KurtHuhn
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by KurtHuhn »
Jeez! I'll say. I normally go 500 - as slow as my lathe will turn. If I could get down to 350 I'd use that speed.
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ArtGuy
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by ArtGuy »
I do it at around 300. Adam Davidson spins it at 1000 so go figure.
