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Originally Posted by 71hotrodpinto
Have to chime in. All the pros use long shanks, However they buy the quality burs. They have carbide heads and hardend steel shanks that take ALOT of imbalance to break.
Good supplier? SGS Tool Company - A Leading Manufacturer of Precision, Solid Carbide Cutting Tools.
That said its important to have a good quality grinder and collet to ensure very little runout at the end of the cutter.
As far as long shanks being hard on the bearings, maybe on the cheap grinders, but on High quality grinders ( ie milwaukee,Makita or Ingersoll) , electric or air, you wont have an issue.
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I agree. Get quality carbide cutters. I have used leather gloves holding the long shanks for better control. you can't do it too long though. I have found wax on the carbide helps keep it clean. An old candle works.
