Banggood gear cutters

[Suzuki4evr]

Does anyone have any experience with Banggood gear cutters? Are they any good or total waste of money?

 

[benmychree]

I suppose it might depend on what material you are cutting and the expected life between sharpenings. Accuracy and finish may be a factor also.

 

[Suzuki4evr]

I suppose it might depend on what material you are cutting and the expected life between sharpenings. Accuracy and finish may be a factor also.

1055 and 1043 steel. It will not be used that often. I am going to make change gears for my big lathe. Those gears will also be used very often.

 

[benmychree]

If the gears are of imperial pitch, you may be better off to look on E Bay for used ones, those carbon steels can be tough. I have made many change gears out of 1018 steel, they work fine, Cast iron is very common for change gears and is easy to cut.

 

[Lo-Fi]

The cheap cutters are sometimes just some grade of tool steel - not HSS - so you need to be careful with heat. The cheap set I've got glide through cast iron and ali very nicely, but I have yet to try steel. Quality HSS cutters area huge jump in price, though. A cheap set of 8 can be bought for ~£65, where a single HSS cutter costs £25 - £125.