Making the Most Versatile Fly Cutter | Shop Made Tools
Channel: The Outback Shed
Date: 2024-03-23

The Most Versatile Fly Cutter – Shop Made Tools.
Not all Fly Cutters are made equal!
Inspired by other builds, particularly by Brandon at Inheritance Machining, this 250mm beast comes with options. It has multiple tooling compatibility with shop made tool blocks as well as commercially available 25mm tooling. It can be configured to cut from 100mm to 250mm in diameter and, and it can be reversed.

TPMR, TPMN, SEKT insert holders are made in this build, other options of TNMG and WNMG along with HSS tool blocks can be added later.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:38 Titles
00:50 Machining the riser blocks
02:15 Installing the 4 Jaw Chuck risers
03:50 Marking the Risers
04:15 Machining & measuring the risers
05:30 Machining the plate
07:35 Setting the plate up in the Mill
07:50 Machining the slots
09:10 Machining the plate for the Arbor drive dogs
09:47 Engraving scales on the plate
11:16 Colouring the engraved scales
12:50 Machining the cutter blocks
13:30 Cutting the clamp caps
14:05 Drilling and tapping
15:07 Machining the SEKT cutter block
16:20 Machining the TPMR cutter block
19:35 D rilling the clamp caps
20:00 Making the insert clamps
21:20 Making the counterweights
22:20 The first weigh-in
23:22 Machining the counterweights
24:10 The final weigh-in 
25:10 Removing the 4 Jaw stand offs
25:25 Machining a new Arbor clamp
28:10 The Powerfile!
28:50 Blueing the parts
30:05 Assembling the cutter blocks
31:30 Engraving the counterweights
32:10 Engraving the clamp caps
32:50 Assembling the finished Fly Cutter
33:40 Test run making chips!
37:50 Assessments
39:13 End