Description
The 2017 Journeyman End Mill Sharpener is a good blend of old and new. The state of the art silent DC drive on the old reliable CUTTERMASTER frame is compatible with all legacy CUTTERMASTER accessories. Easy to set up with the best air spindle on the market.
This is the bare machine and comes complete with collets and an aluminum oxide grinding wheel – everything you need to get started grinding ends and flutes. We recommend one or two of our resin bond CBN (for high speed steel tools) and diamond (for carbide) cup wheels to upgrade your sharpening system. Choose our Production Support Package which is a great deal on resin bond cup wheels, wheel truing device, countersink and step drill cams and a plated face wheel.
The Patented Multi-Axis, Torque Compensating DC Motor Head with whisper drive helps to eliminate tool burning (and you can hear what you’re doing).
Journeyman Operations:
- Grind ends and flutes (primary and secondary grinds) 1/8″ to 2″ diameter
- Grind corner radiuses: bull nose and ball nose, primary and secondary grinds
- Reduce the neck diameter of your tools
- Cut off your tools
- Grind Weldon flats in your tools (grind set screw flat on carbide end mill shank)
- End gash your tools
- Grind annular cutters
- Cylinder grind small rounds
- Grind countersinks, step drills, hoggers, finishers, and reamers
Journeyman Specifications:
Air Bearing Stroke | 10.5″ (266.7mm) |
Air Bearing Swing Over Table | 9.8″ (248.92) |
Cutting Tool Capacity | 2″ shank, 9.8″ O.D. |
Flute Length | 10.5″ |
T-Slot Dimension | 0.8″ (20.32mm) x 0.5″ (12.7mm) x 0.67″ (17.018mm) |
Table Feed Gradations | 0.001″ (0.02mm) |
X-Axis Table Travel | 6″ (152.4mm) |
Y-Axis Table Travel | 3″ (76.2mm) + sildes back & forth 6″ (152.4mm) |
X-Axis Table Working Space | 16.5″ (419.1mm) x 5.5″ (139.7mm) |
Y-Axis Table Working space | 13″ (330.2) x 5.5″ (139.7) |
Wheel | 5″ x 1.25″ cup or 6″ dish with Z-axis |
Motor Tilt | +35° -8° |
Motor | 1/3 hp, 3450 rpm, 110v / 60Hz or 220v 50Hz |
Net Weight | 180lbs (82Kg) |
Gross Weight | 232lb (106Kg) |
Machine Dimensions excluding handles | 21″ x 20″ x 21″ |
Shipping Dimensions | 30″ x 28″ x 29″, 200lbs |
Production Support Package ( Not Included):
CM-PS1 is a package deal on two 125mm resin bond cup wheels, and our Spindle mounted wheel Braked wheel truer/ dresser. All of our tool grinders come with collets and an aluminum oxide grinding wheel so that they are ready to grind ends and flutes out-of-the-box. The wheel kit gets you going with our recommended resin bond wheels. Standard is one CBN for high-speed steel and one diamond for carbide. However, you can choose two of either 5″ 11V9C cup wheels — Call or simply leave us a note at the check out which wheels you prefer.