Ilco mini key machine
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 11:24 amIlco with 7.5 foot cord. Sharp cutting wheel. About 8 lbs. $80 includes standard shipping to lower 48 address.
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 11:24 amRe: Ilco mini key machine
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Re: Ilco mini key machine
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 3:10 pmWith an upgraded cutter. Very nice! Those came with rotary files originally, I am not a fan of those. I used one of these for many years. I think I still have 2 of them kicking around the shop. These machines aren't fancy but they sure are work horses.
Re: Ilco mini key machine
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 7:22 pmmastersmith wrote:With an upgraded cutter. Very nice! Those came with rotary files originally, I am not a fan of those. I used one of these for many years. I think I still have 2 of them kicking around the shop. These machines aren't fancy but they sure are work horses.
I'm not a fan of the RFs either so I changed to a CU-5. The RFs are good enough for the Belsaw 200s.
Re: Ilco mini key machine
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 1:25 amI'm curious what you mean by a rotary file. One of my Mitrometrics (virtually the same machine, if not the same) has what I believe is the original cutter, and it seems to cut fine for me. The cutter on my other Micrometric was pretty worn, so I replaced it with a CW-23RM and it works great.
Re: Ilco mini key machine
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 1:10 amWhen I hear rotary file, I picture a Rolodex for some reason. lol! Seriously, though, I'm still wondering how a rotary file differs from a standard single-cut cutting wheel. Anyone?
Re: Ilco mini key machine
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 2:31 pmA milling cutter has larger "teeth" around the cutter. A rotary file has very fine "teeth" . The RF cutters have less life and are not nearly as efficient as a milling cutter. The RF cutters really do "file" their way through the key, leaving very fine dust as debris. The milling cutters leave larger filings as debris.
Re: Ilco mini key machine
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 1:02 amI see. Thank you. So it's not so much a matter of the type of teeth, as the size? It seems one could look at one cutter and say, yup, this is a milling cutter. Look at another and say, yup, this is a rotary file. But then there may be some in between that could be considered either coarse rotary files or fine milling cutters, if I'm understanding correctly?