I just started using fly cutters & wow I didn't know what I was missing. Anyhow to the question.
At what angle or direction should the tool meat the work. The slots in my first set turn the bit so that it is angled slightly away from the work at the bottom edge. To me this seems like it would cause the tool to deflect up & ride on top of the work. I put a shim behind it in my first set of cutters to turn it sligthly twords the work so it cuts into it like you would peel with a chisel. I just ordered a new set from Enco to find that these are the same way. Am I wrong in my thinking? By the way the other set will be offered up in a new thread I'll be starting later on. Is like to know if this is a defect in the way the tool is made before posting tho so they know what they are getting,
At what angle or direction should the tool meat the work. The slots in my first set turn the bit so that it is angled slightly away from the work at the bottom edge. To me this seems like it would cause the tool to deflect up & ride on top of the work. I put a shim behind it in my first set of cutters to turn it sligthly twords the work so it cuts into it like you would peel with a chisel. I just ordered a new set from Enco to find that these are the same way. Am I wrong in my thinking? By the way the other set will be offered up in a new thread I'll be starting later on. Is like to know if this is a defect in the way the tool is made before posting tho so they know what they are getting,