Fly Cutter recommendation

tjb said:
DavidR8 recommended a Tormach Superfly Fly Cutter on the Canadian forum. I've had that same fly cutter for a number of years and have been very satisfied with it.

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Will the Tormach Superfly work with the R8 collet? Is an adapter needed. Also my mill is only a 1HP is that an issue.
 
Quinn of BlondiHacks fame has a couple of good videos on how to make a flycutter. IIRC she deals with the issue of balance in those videos.


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I've got a SuperFly I would sell you if you're interested. I'll have to go home to see what inserts I have to go with it but once I do, I can figure out the selling price. Shoot me a message if you want to go that route.
 
wnchstrtnfldvlle said:
I've got a SuperFly I would sell you if you're interested. I'll have to go home to see what inserts I have to go with it but once I do, I can figure out the selling price. Shoot me a message if you want to go that route.
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If the OP doesn't take you up on the Superfly, I'm interested.
 
verbotenwhisky said:
Make one. I built one that covers 3" and used the 5/16" Silver soldered lathe tool as the cutter.

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Actually, making one is a very good suggestion and a good learning experience. I also made one that has a higher capacity than the Superfly. Mine uses insert tooling, but fabricating your own is a great suggestion. I added a set screw to allow for fine tuning the angle of the insert (see second photo) - the idea being if I used a toolholder with different style inserts, I could adjust the angle of contact as necessary. (Never used that feature, though.)

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