X-Head Porting....

See now, my theory of operation is just the opposite. Those bits are meant to be run at high RPM. High RPM and little bites, always moving in the same direction as the bit rotation. Sure I slow down but thats when the thing bites and does the wallowing bounce act. I don't have much experience with the long bits or even porting for that matter, but I have put a lot of miles on die grinders working in the collision repair industry. I bet they told you the same thing about grinding on teeth. In the end it's whatever works for you and failure is just another word for experience. Gotta keep a mindful eye on that grip too.

Yea I dont know if its the bits or the grinder. All of the bits bent without me even touching the head. Literally within a millisecond of me turning the grinder on by pressing the pedal the long shank burrs bent... I know if the bits are even a fraction off balance or fraction not straight it could cause them to bend but for 15-20 bucks a burr bit from the industrial store i would assume they'd be good bits... maybe not.

I'm ordering some 1/8 short shank bits to try with just the electric grinder. 15 bucks for 6 from Amazon, whats the worst that can happen lol... otherwise my porting days may be :icon_fU:

As for grinding teeth, my burrs can run at what ever speed i want them too, for smoothing walls and floors I usually run them at low speeds between 1500-15000 rpms, for taking a lot of material away I go at 200k rpms.