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20th February 2021, 01:01 PM #1Novice
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Carbatec 15" TH-X381C or Hafco 15" T380S ???
Hey all.
Obout to upgrade thicknesser, yes Spiral cutter head, down to either Hafco or Carbatec.
Mostly processing salvaged hardwood and oregon 80 - 180mm widths 1-3m lengths, needing accurate final thickness of say 40mm. want it to be easy to see.
Processing 500lm / month.
Thanks for any helpful advice.
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20th February 2021, 08:47 PM #2Novice
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Read post from 2013, good points, wondering if opinions are still the same as upgrades have come into place.
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21st February 2021, 09:10 AM #3GOLD MEMBER
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There’s an excellent durden three phase machine on Facebook marketplace at present, solid as a rock and will outlast you.
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22nd February 2021, 02:54 PM #4Novice
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22nd February 2021, 09:23 PM #6Taking a break
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$1000 on a spiral head? Not in this lifetime
https://shelixheads.com/SHELIX-heads...ners_by_DURDEN $1500 with the exchange rate, plus you gotta get it here...
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12th March 2021, 08:20 PM #7
Just upgraded both jointer and thicknesser with Chinese spiral cutter heads and am suitably impressed with the result, it cost $1700 but given that I had to sharpen the jointer blades every 2 weeks and thicknesser 3 months, the saving in time as I sharpened them myself and the cost of replacement ever couple of years and also the saving in time sanding as my wood work has now become a business is substantial. If you have the money I would recommend it.
The only thing I would have you bear in mind is that the cost of replacement cutters is substantial if you are to break any, a metal detector would be a sound investment, one that I haven't yet made...
I bought mine through Wood Craft Supplies, Rob is very good to deal with.Check my facebook:rhbtimber
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13th March 2021, 09:43 PM #8Taking a break
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You're buying them in the wrong place then.
This guy is a forum member here and has excellent quality helical inserts; they're really not expensive and I found they lasted even longer then genuine Byrd inserts from the US SJE-Tool
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14th March 2021, 10:21 AM #10Taking a break
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Inserts for metal have fancy carbide grades, fancy geometry and fancy coatings, inserts for wood have none of that.
Also, to extend the life even further, only rotate every second row; you get 90% of the surface finish with double the life on a set.
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14th March 2021, 01:11 PM #11Novice
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Hi, Yeah I'm well aware of the improvements. I'm about to fit the spiral head from Rob to my 8" jointer, and currently run a Rikon thicknesser with 26 blades, though they are not in a spiral configuration, but thats another discussion, even salesmen struggle to understand..
I have been through a few smaller thicknessers, and looking forward to the next step up.
Have been using a detector for a while now. Essential. Oh and blade costs seem to be reasonable at around $10 each for good quality Tungsten, for what they do, In my opinion, though always looking for a better deal..
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14th March 2021, 01:15 PM #12Taking a break
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14th March 2021, 01:20 PM #13Novice
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14th March 2021, 04:11 PM #14Novice
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Well they look pretty good.. can't argue with 3 for 1.
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