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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Looking for a source of those RINGs on PCB drills?

2006-07-25 by Stefan Trethan

On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:28:31 +0200, lcdpublishing  
<lcdpublishing@...m> wrote:

> LOL!
> I can just picture me standing in front of a grinder today (with my
> bad eyesight) trying to hand grind a point on a .035" carbide drill
> bit :-)  I can barely grind the .250" drill bits anymore :-(
> The more I think about it though, I am going to pick up either a
> soft-green wheel or a diamond wheel.  I plan on giving the isolation
> milling a try when I get the little machine done (sometime during
> the next century).  I suppose someone makes bits for isolation
> milling but I have not seen any in the grab-bags of bits I have been
> buying.
> So, in the spirit of doing everything else, why not make an attempt
> at grinding tiny bits to drive myself crazy ;-)
> Chris


You think the soft green wheel will do them? I think i got one with that  
belt sander/grinder combo...
But i would not expect the runout to be anywhere near acceptable to avoid  
breaking them bits...


What sort of grinder do the diamond wheels need?

ST

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