Thread: Slab levelling router bit beast

Cold night, a case of beer and a new giant router bit.

What could possibly go wrong?

Make sure your router is slowed waaaay down

Yep. Steady as she goes. I've got a festool router and according to the wood whisperer he runs his slab leveling setup down on the '2' setting so i'll see how this goes.

Perhaps you could tell us what it is and where you acquired the inserts?

R3 5512 1/2 ----- REPLACEABLE SURFACE PLANER 3/F

Purchased from AP workshop. You can purchase replacement cutters from them too. Cheers

I have the 50mm fixed tungsten bit also bought from AP Workshop. Certainly worked for me BUT they suggest to only use them in "securely mounted machines" and 16000 rpm in wood. Yours is bigger so they suggest 12000 rpm

Also available from Carbitool. I actually think they recommend mechanical feeding only

EDIT: They don't, just my brain going "don't try to manually handle one of those"

Originally Posted by elanjacobs

Also available from Carbitool. I actually think they recommend mechanical feeding only

EDIT: They don't, just my brain going "don't try to manually handle one of those"

APWorkshop are a Carbitool distributor.

That bit looks scary [emoji45][emoji45]

Originally Posted by Lappa

APWorkshop are a Carbitool distributor.

Ah, didn't know that

Scary bit of kit with a scary price, but, replaceable tips make it all worthwhile. Wouldn't be surprised if SJE tools on here can do the replacement cutters for a good price.

Hope you have a darn good router to turn it, and very strong arms to hold/control it in your jig. We used to use an 80mm dia similar bit as a spoilboard skimmer for the commercial CNC I used to feed and care for. Typically around 4KW (of the 8KW available) for a 0.5mm depth of cut in fresh (skin on) MDF spoilboard, around 3KW for a similar cut depth once the skin was off the sheet.

Festool OF2200 and i'll be securing the router in the sled. The sled itself will be the piece moving with the router fixed in it. This way I can stand back a bit too

I'd be keen to hear how that process goes. I've recently done something similar and had a bit of trouble with bits becoming blunt and tearing off the edges of the work. I bought my bit before I saw the one you've got there. I wish I had seen it sooner.