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Re: The Lathe, Mill & General Tool Talk Thread
« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2019, 07:17:14 pm »
Just type it in and look it up on Google Jim ...  ;c)

Okay, seriously now .... Pretty much like I said in my write-up, I'm definitely still learning with this system, but my impressions thus far are that there is a lot you can do with it without having to change tool bits or set-ups, and it definitely is the easiest and quickest to resharpen, yet seemingly doesn't need to be redressed nearly as often. Haven't tried cutting threads with it yet, but there is a way explained in the instruction sheets. I'm not about to throw in my traditional shaped bits, but I do find myself using Eccentrics system more and more. One thing it most certainly does is give a much greater vertical load support to the cutting edge, than does traditional horizontally held cutting tools.

Hope this helps.
Must have been about to pull the trigger on one of these at least 20 times over the years Daniel.
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