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Tools
Youngsalt to be honest with you I have not used any of the carbide tools yet. I have just used the high speed tool so far and it holds up well. You do have to stone the edge a little as it does get dull, but you can do a lot of plugs before it happens. I found wood like mahogany, cherry, rock maple to dull out the HSS tool quicker. I cannot see the carbide chipping unless you bang it up against something. It will probably wear a little on the cutting edge, thus it will need to be touched up periodicly, but should stand up to wood with no problem for a long time. The quality of the carbide also makes a difference too. I machine very hard stainless and they do eventually melt or chip but that is caused usually by me going to fast with the feed and rpm's or a coolant issue. I cannot see any wood we would use being hard enough to cause the tool to fail. I would definately make my own insert tool holder for your Vega. 80 bucks is highway robbery. You should be able to make a holder and then just buy an insert through your work to use in it. Then you do not need to sharpen them just index them in the holder or throw them out and use another insert. Got to be cheaper than 80 bucks. I just write on the template the name of the plug. Paul
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