Originally Posted by
chola
Hi :wave: ...I got to thinking :idea: these would be a great way to generate a perfectly round hole in alloy on my mini lathe (coz we all know drill bits aren't round right and reamers and ridiculously expensive). Eg: If I want a 7mm hole, drill out with 6.5 then finish off with suitable router bit mounted in the tailstock. Obviously this is subject to the router bit being the same as the required hole. Also of interest was the fact this same style of router bit went right up to 40mm.
Question is has anyone used these before to go through alloy, or is there some reason why it wouldn't work (after all is same material as the lathe cutting tools). I personally cannot see any reason why not if suitable speed and feed is used, along with cutting fluid.
Just a thought?
Thanks for any info.
COlin