I feel stupid.
I've been having a heck of a time getting my cutoff blade to work the way I *think* it should work. I've been trying to cut small 1 or 2mm hex rod, and it just hasn't been working well at all.
So, today, I decided I needed a bench grinder (cuz every good machinist has a bench grinder, right?). I sharpened up a few things, and then ran my cuttoff blade under it a couple of times.
Wow, what a difference.... cuts like butter now.... I know they're supposed to be sharp when you get them, but I must have worn mine down somehow (not exactly sure, since I haven't cut much with it??)
Murray