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		|  04-01-2010, 10:54 AM | #1 |  
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				Vega cutting bit question
			 
 I'm starting to get a little tearout on my plug bodies that need extra sanding. Could my three month old vega midi duplicator bit be dulling already? Is is something else? I probably did about 100 or so bodies from various types of wood. Do you sharpen these things or just replace them? |  
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		|  04-01-2010, 11:19 AM | #2 |  
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				 | Is is HSS or carbide? the stock HSS bit can be sharpend.. the carbide is replace once you use both sides... |  
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		|  04-01-2010, 11:35 AM | #3 |  
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				 | Gotta be the HSS as it just looks like a sharpened steel cutting point. Do you send them to a special place or do them yourself? |  
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		|  04-01-2010, 12:06 PM | #4 |  
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				 | surprised it lasted that long if it's steel
 sharpen it yourself
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		|  04-01-2010, 12:22 PM | #5 |  
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					Originally Posted by Slipknot  surprised it lasted that long if it's steel
 sharpen it yourself
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Originally Posted by Flaptail  "Throw plugs like we do that will cause them to suffer humility. Pogies make any fisherman look good when bass are around. Bait is easy."
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		|  04-01-2010, 12:54 PM | #6 |  
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				 | the HSS one they give is basically just to give something.
 P's holder and inserts are great. If you switch remember to look at the height as the HSS one they give you is a hair higher if I remember correctly.
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		|  04-01-2010, 02:45 PM | #7 |  
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					Originally Posted by eskimo  P's holder and inserts are great. |  Great, now I have to beg him for something else...   
Maybe he'll just adopt me. |  
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		|  04-01-2010, 05:22 PM | #8 |  
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					Originally Posted by Back Beach  Great, now I have to beg him for something else ...   
Maybe he'll just adopt me. |  
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Originally Posted by Flaptail  "Throw plugs like we do that will cause them to suffer humility. Pogies make any fisherman look good when bass are around. Bait is easy."
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		|  04-01-2010, 08:55 PM | #9 |  
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				 | Might not be just the bit. With all the humidity in the air the wood sucks it up like a sponge. More moisture content more and bigger tear-outs plus with some woods you'll get stringy-ness. Something I learned from my shop teacher back in high school a couple 2 or 3 yrs ago. LOL |  
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		|  04-02-2010, 09:04 AM | #10 |  
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				 | and you thought you were going to make cost effective fishing lures. 
 Species of wood, red cedar for example, lends itself to tear out more than others too. Like stated you can resharpen, stone, them but they don't last long. Give it a shot and if and when you get aggravated and give up I have what you need.
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		|  04-02-2010, 09:50 AM | #11 |  
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					Originally Posted by ProfessorM   Give it a shot and if and when you get aggravated and give up I have what you need. |  Invoice me...  |  
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		|  04-02-2010, 10:13 AM | #12 |  
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				 | The Prof. makes some really pissa cutters.   |  
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		|  04-06-2010, 10:35 PM | #13 |  
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				 | Hey Professor, can I get a new cutter too?       
Seriously...I could use a couple. |  
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