by Phil Kerner | May 26, 2014 | Deckel Cutter Grinding Course, Members Only: The Tool Room
So... We know what the diameter is, we know what the corner radius is, we've done the simple math, and we've set the offset vernier correctly. Time to DO THIS.
by Phil Kerner | May 26, 2014 | Deckel Cutter Grinding Course, Members Only: The Tool Room
In this video, I'll take the calculations we used in the last lesson and show you how to set the cross-slide vernier correctly. I have to say that this video came out extremely well as the video camera was able to focus on the small lines on the scale remarkably...
by Phil Kerner | May 26, 2014 | Deckel Cutter Grinding Course, Members Only: The Tool Room
Okay...what's with the "6A" title? Well, I realized that after recording lesson #6 that I should have put this particular lesson first, and just couldn't deal with re-editing the first video just for a small title change. "Offsets" are calculated whenever you're going...
by Phil Kerner | May 13, 2014 | Deckel Cutter Grinding Course, Members Only: The Tool Room
The "red dot" isn't really magical... BUT, it will seem like it is if you don't understand how it works. It's the basis for setting your cutter blanks correctly to grind the relief on the side in relationship with the split of the cutter. Get this wrong, and you're...
by Phil Kerner | May 5, 2014 | Deckel Cutter Grinding Course, Members Only: The Tool Room
I just know you guys are going to get at least a little interested in getting your hands on one of these things. Here's the link to my little "buyer's guide" to buying a Deckel SO grinder the "right" way. What you should pay, and what you should get for it. Link is...
by Phil Kerner | May 5, 2014 | Deckel Cutter Grinding Course, Members Only: The Tool Room
Obviously, I have a TON of different directions I can go in from the grinding lessons... Bridgeport lessons, boring, rotary tables, indexing, EDM, and a few others that you all chimed in about a few weeks ago. Why cutter grinding? Here's my...
