Thread: Ci1 Easy Rougher Review by Cliff.

Hi Billy,

Welcome, and thank you for your explanation.

I have mention previously that, for me, Craig's secret is in the cutters, the rest is just simple but smart stuff. This is where we all get into troubles, (as expected) as the tool can be easily made, but those cutters not so. This brings me to the obvious question, that I bet, many have though and wonder...!
Are theses cutters composition and design, a pattern/patent copyrighted by Craig?
Can these cutters been purchase in bulk ( 20 or more)?, who exactly to contact for price quotation?

Maybe you can answer Billy, or ask Craig to gives us a run on this matter.

Cheers
RBTCO

Originally Posted by H7M

Hi,

My name is Billy and I work for Craig at Easy Wood Tools as our Director of Operations. We do get questions regarding the carbide cutters being the same as metal working inserts, and I can assure you that all carbide was not created equal. Essentially it all comes down to the tungsten to cobalt binder ratio. The more tungsten you have, the harder the insert, but less keen of an edge you can attain. For metal working you need a much higher tungsten:cobalt ratio, as a razors edge is unnecessary to cut metal but it must be as hard as possible to prolong the cutter life. We've opted for a balance that gives us a keener cutting edge that is capable of severing the wood fibers much more cleanly than a standard metal working carbide cutter could ever dream of. I hope this may help shed some light on things.

Thank you Billy for your clear explanation prompted by my, possibly not very clear, comment. If it could be interpreted to suggest that I supported the use of metal cutters for a wood cutting job, I apologise. After all this is a woodworking forum, I assumed it would be obvious to everybody that the appropriate cutter would have to be chosen. This still is not a design feature in my language, but I am happy to let the semantic issue die, it does not add anything positive to the discussion.

So, Robutacion, the answer to your question is: to find your supplier, Google for "wood cutting carbide insert" instead of "metal cutting carbide insert"...

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So, Robutacion, the answer to your question is: to find your supplier, Google for "wood cutting carbide insert" instead of "metal cutting carbide insert"...

Oh, OK , now I see...!
Has anyone found "me nut cracker"?

Cheers
RBTCO

Have moved the discussion on TCT Inserts to here