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Cutting dovetails, how hard can it be...
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 632565" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>that's pretty much what I ment by relieving the base of the dove tail, so that at the very most you are only cutting about .005". The real problem is the machine itself. The spindle bearing pack is not all that strong. Had he been using a knee mill it'd been a piece of cake. Relieving the sharp corner with a saw cutter will also help out a bunch. Then you are also dealing with 1020 CRS. A very gummy like steel. 8620 would have cut a lot better. But in the end if you want an accurate dovetail, you can either wire it out or single point it on a shaper. </p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 632565, member: 25383"] that's pretty much what I ment by relieving the base of the dove tail, so that at the very most you are only cutting about .005". The real problem is the machine itself. The spindle bearing pack is not all that strong. Had he been using a knee mill it'd been a piece of cake. Relieving the sharp corner with a saw cutter will also help out a bunch. Then you are also dealing with 1020 CRS. A very gummy like steel. 8620 would have cut a lot better. But in the end if you want an accurate dovetail, you can either wire it out or single point it on a shaper. gary [/QUOTE]
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