I use the one from Woodcraft. Mostly because I can buy it locally and it works good.
http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/200...-18-Ounce.aspx
I use the one from Woodcraft. Mostly because I can buy it locally and it works good.
http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/200...-18-Ounce.aspx
Steve
Wow do people really use 5-10 bits a month? I have had my two machines going on three years. I have about 800 hours carving time on each and other then occasional broken cutting bits my carving bits I have 4 (thought I had three but looked again) and only one of those is really not used any more due to dullness. I guess I am not a power user but I use mine often.
When I received my CW, it came with two 1/16" bit. The old model and the new one. The old model was used over 250 hrs before getting dull and for the new model, 100 hrs at the most. The newer bit creates more heat which, I assume, dulls the bit faster.
I run 3 machines at a time. I carve nothing but sapele. I pm each of them every 150 and I use a carving but each cycle. I do that about every 3 to 5 weeks. For me they are pretty used by that time. I suppose if your doing nothing but poplar then the life would be pretty extended but that's my take on it. I don't do it as a hobby obviously.
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I think a lot of people look at the cut motor time and say it is the same as bit time
I don't think that this is true you need to look at type of wood your cutting and how many Y motor or other part you are going to use.
if you have sharp bit less wear on all parts.
yes you can make the bit do 500 hours it can. but all I am saying is it does cost more in part. or can
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I haven't heard anything lately about resharpening 1/16th carving bits. Does anyone have any experience with this company that says they can do it. And are we talking the carvetight bits?