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In cleaning up some old dovetail cutters, I found several arbors in the box. One had left hand threads and only one cutter fit.
The rest were right handed. Also in the box was one cutter that has right hand threads so I thought I would take it apart.
This proved to be very difficult as I tried using a pipe wrench on the shank and sandwiched the cutter between two pieces of hardwood
in the vise. I finally gave up after the wood splintered, not being able to get it apart.
I remember my dad talking about Sam Hill and I think my mom used to reference Sam Pete. Who were these people anyway?
That brings me to the question: How in the Sam Hill do I get the arbor separated from the cutter? Also would a washer be the
thing to use in this situation? Am I missing something? Would anti-sieze or oil be the ticket? If one used a washer , what should
it be made of? Maybe some of you have experience in this subject.
After giving up,
I single pointed a new one but am somewhat hesitant to use it since it might get stuck on there tight. 
On the left is an arbor I made using some 3/4 stainless steel rod. The tool on the right is the one with left hand threads.
The box contains cutters that all have right hand threads and one has carbide teeth.
The rest were right handed. Also in the box was one cutter that has right hand threads so I thought I would take it apart.
This proved to be very difficult as I tried using a pipe wrench on the shank and sandwiched the cutter between two pieces of hardwood
in the vise. I finally gave up after the wood splintered, not being able to get it apart.
I remember my dad talking about Sam Hill and I think my mom used to reference Sam Pete. Who were these people anyway?
That brings me to the question: How in the Sam Hill do I get the arbor separated from the cutter? Also would a washer be the
thing to use in this situation? Am I missing something? Would anti-sieze or oil be the ticket? If one used a washer , what should
it be made of? Maybe some of you have experience in this subject.
After giving up,
I single pointed a new one but am somewhat hesitant to use it since it might get stuck on there tight. On the left is an arbor I made using some 3/4 stainless steel rod. The tool on the right is the one with left hand threads.The box contains cutters that all have right hand threads and one has carbide teeth.
