Close up cutting

[Lo-Fi]

Stumbled across this on YouTube, thought a few folks here might find it interesting:

 

[Eddyde]

Wow that was very interesting to see, I hope he gets a better set up and does tests of other metals being cut.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[mattthemuppet2]

That is super cool, I love microscopes!

 

[DavidR8]

Amazing!

 

[pontiac428]

Good one!

 

[RaisedByWolves]

Way cool, thanks for sharing.

 

[jwmelvin]

This is a similar video with a number of different cutting conditions:

 

[C-Bag]

Something similar was posted here on H-M a while back. It’s what prompted me to buy a microscope when i bumbled into one on local CL. I see details in my resharpened bits I can’t see with just a loupe. This has turned out to be a game changer for me because type of cutter and direction of grind dictates whether the edge ends up chipped or not. And this of course has a huge effect on cut and finish. Also it’s very interesting to examine the chips under the microscope. My problem is it can be a long time between resharpening and it have to re-examine/relearn every time. I should keep notes in my grinding station, but that’s too organized.