We run @ 96 RPM. No issues with heat or chipped teeth. Tooling seems to last almost forever. The only tooling issues we have is when we are cutting seat tube slots. Our binder bosses are 4130 heat treated. They are the best in the business, but they are pretty hard on the cutters. We ended up getting a solid carbide saw and the problem went away.
Tom Kellogg
Rides bikes, used to make 'em too.
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Butted Ti Road, Reynolds UL, Di2, QuarQ, Conour lite, SP Zero
Steel Cross, X-7, Crank Bros, Concour Lite, Nemesis, Grifo
Steel Piste, D-A Piste, PD-7400, Concour lite, Zipp 404
http://kapelmuurindependent.be
Shortest TFC Member (5'6 3/4") & shrinking
Thanks for everybody's input. I have a milling attachment for my lathe and a back gear, so I'll be doing some experimenting.
Thanks, Joel
I'd always liked hooded dropoutsfor the massive weld surface they give to the stays, on bikes I build with plate dropouts I give myself this headache to aproximate it.
M. Budd
Budd Bike Works
www.buddbikes.com
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