Quote from: Jan on April 28, 2017, 09:51:37 AM
In my opinion the reason why the countersinks do no cut well may be absence of sufficient relief behind the cutting edges. Similarly to drill bit, countersink cutting edge must have a relief angle also (typically 5 to 8°). Relief behind the cutting edge has even to be slightly larger and must continue around the "conical" surface segment of the countersink's tip. Strictly speaking it is not an exact right cone!
Jan
Quote from: Serge Nelissen on April 28, 2017, 12:16:46 PM
Hello Jan,
Any idea how a relief angle can be achieved? I have no idea (yet).
Serge
Quote from: Jan on April 28, 2017, 01:42:32 PM
Serge, in my case there was some play in the jig, so it was sufficient to apply more pressure behind the cutting edge.
In your case the jig play is probably much smaller and so you can proceed similarly as when grinding a secondary facet on a drill bit. It means you enlarge the clearance angle by some 10 degrees and grind off segment of the "conical" surface behind the edge. It may be necessary to repeat this procedure for larger countersinks.
Use the marker, blacken the whole countersink surface and make a test countersinking. If the marker is removed from the conical surface you need to remove more steel here.
Jan
I didn't really follow the above conversation. But, I believe what you need is some sort of cam that guides the countersink in that conical path, although it is a gradually changing conical shape and needs to continue for around 270 deg. in the case of a single fluted countersink. This is how Drill Doctor does it (see photo) (except the DD photo shows a cam designed for a two fluted drill, so it is much shorter.
Rick