Recent content by darvent

thanks I will try that

hi bob . Haven't tried it yet, was concerned when checked with a micrometer cutters are not all evenly expanded outward. about a variance of .012 between them. . they have no way to self adjust as they are expanded by a solid taper cone . there is no debris anywhere on cone ect. Maybe...

Thanks for information, yes it is very old but in good working condition yet. it is "Canadian St Louis Mo. USA. tool and Mfg. Co. Ltd." Model C256. . regarding removal of cutters I did notice all cutters are etched with a number, as well as corresponding slots for reasembly. Do you think it...

Thanks for answers, my concern sharpening off the unit ,wnen replaced back on ,are all the cutters going to touch cylinder at same time ? . because now when measuring distance between two opposite cutters i get between .005 to .010 thou. difference compared to other pairs. So i wonder ...

Trying to rebuild this boring bar . anyone know anything about it? What kind of tool is required to sharpen the 8 cutters , I believe they would have to be sharpened all in place , on machine? model C256 St Louis