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| Author: | YJ John [ Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Where do you get your Inlay bits? |
I am about to shell out for 20 or so to stock up. What brand, what supplier do you like? Hopefully one of our sponsors |
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| Author: | woody b [ Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where do you get your Inlay bits? |
I get 'em here. http://drillbitcity.com/ |
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| Author: | bluescreek [ Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where do you get your Inlay bits? |
http://bqtool.com/cart/index.php?cPath= ... 54cdddab21 I use these bits. The 1/32 bit is under .032 in diameter. They also are now making a .020 diameter bit. The prices is under $7 and these are industrial quality . They do the job in my shop . |
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| Author: | YJ John [ Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where do you get your Inlay bits? |
Thanks for the quick replies. What sizes do you reach for the most? Fine detail, routing out the back strip and such. |
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| Author: | L. Presnall [ Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where do you get your Inlay bits? |
My dentist...all sterilized and nice in a little white envelope...no charge!
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Mon Oct 12, 2009 12:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where do you get your Inlay bits? |
Hey john .. might those be the ones that Dave Nichols uses as well . I got some fomr him with my inlay base and they are pretty good. |
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| Author: | bluescreek [ Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where do you get your Inlay bits? |
yup |
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| Author: | Bob Garrish [ Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where do you get your Inlay bits? |
I get all my small cutters from http://www.precisebits.com/ I use 1/32" cutters quite a bit, though the majority of my clients have inlays that require a 1/64" and so I use those most. I've also got a box of 0.01" cutters that I use on some special stuff. If you're running them in a CNC with low spindle runout and accurate feedrates, then the quality of the cutters from PreciseBits is worth the price many times over. If you're running them manually or in a higher runout situation, then they might not be worth it. |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where do you get your Inlay bits? |
I agree Bob .. maybe its the manual routing that breaks them more often than the ones that Dave and John use .. I have both, and prefer the others over the precise bits .. I have yet to break one of those, but the first precise bits one lasted one inlay .. seem much more fragile (and they cost a lot more, especially to Canada .. they wont ship USPS, so you get the UPS fees .. ouch.) |
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| Author: | Bob Garrish [ Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where do you get your Inlay bits? |
They're really optimized for machine use, I think. I can run the same bit for hundreds of inlays; I've had one 1/64" cutter cut over sixty full fretboards worth of falling-leaf inlays (and I'm not sure how much more after that before it broke!). And they can cut much faster than other cutters, if used just right. That said, it's a lot like using a glass tool: it's harder and sharper than anything else, but the tiniest slip destroys it. |
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