can the 1/16 bit be sharpened?

[bayea]

does anyone know who will sharpen them?

[CarverJerry]

I checked with 2 different people who do end mill sharpening and once they seen how small the carving bit was they said they didn't want to fuss with it. These guys do it for a living, BTW this is Ohio and a very industrial area with many machine shops. I just think it's not worth their time to mess with them.

CJ

[liquidguitars]

I think Jeff had a lead on sharpening them at one time. I have over 20 I would send out if the price was right.

[dltccf]

how many hours do you get on average out of a carving bit? I assume there is a difference per wood type.

[Lloyd]

I have close to 200 hours on my carving bit. It is the original bit that came with the machine (about 300 hours on the machine) I have found that the 60 & 90 degree bits dull faster that the carving bit,

[msseaduty]

Jeff, are you selling the bits at a discount if you order 2 or a set of 5 if so i will order some later

[Jeff_Birt]

PreciseBits is adding a slightly longer shank to their tapered tools so they all have the same overall length. I bought up some of the last of the shorter style (same size as what comes with the machine) and have them on sale. Take a look at: http://www.soigeneris.com/PreciseBit...s-details.aspx . Please direct any other questions about the bits to me via a PM (I don't want to be rude and advertise too much on the forum.)

Thanks

[lovejoys]

shipping in a flat rate box is only $5.95 and you can get 40 plus bit if you have them
new bit are running $30.00-$40.00 plus shipping

[chebytrk]

Oops sorry .. my bad. I agree, that does sound like a very good deal on the bits. Time to start digging around for my old ones.

[msseaduty]

what kind of wood are you carving that you can get 200 hrs on one bit , i usually get 15 hr cutting oak