Thread: Where do you get custom made router bits from ?

Dimar Tools will do it as will Carbitool.. but don't expect it to be cheap!

3 suggestions

1. Carbitool will make them. (but I think of the Light Brigade)

2. If you can find a small toolmakers shop you might find they're even cheaper than good quality off the shelf bits

3. Ask your local saw services, many have contact sources for cutters and blades.

Most sharpening services will have this service, I do not know what the current charges are when I was in this buisness ( 2 years ago) a custom HSS wuld reatil for about $100.00 carbibde about $ 150.00

Peacock's at West End in Brisbane. They specialise in saw blades and router bits etc.
Sorry, I'm not sure of the contact details of hand...

G'day,
This is more an additional question than a "where do you get it" answer.
I was just wondering that "they" ( the engineers and designers) have worked out all the shapes that you can do with a router or shaper..either for practical or safety reasons.
Then I would ask could a special profile be achieved by a combination of two ( or more) existing profiles?
I've looked through cattledogs heaps, and we all seem to be stuck with the stock standard sets, but maybe a combination of cutters would be the answer.
Dunno!
Regards,
Noel

Originally Posted by watson

, but maybe a combination of cutters would be the answer.
Noel

Done the same thing myself, I wanted to make some large picture frames so I used a combination of cutters.
Im buggered if I could replicate the profile.

Al

Yeah!
I get lost in what goes and what remains too!
Hey Jake.......Are those blades they use on profile cutter attachments to table saws makeable ( think I invented a new word). I mean could you make three blades the same (out of whatever they use) at the shape you require and whizz it through the table saw???
I've never seen one, but I've read about them, and they seem to offer shapes that aren't available for routers.
Again, more of a question than a suggestion.
Regards,
Noel

Thanks for the replys. I'll have a look around.

I don't know Noel on that table saw idea. Can't say I've ever heard of it. Got me thinking though.

Originally Posted by apricotripper

Thanks for the replys. I'll have a look around.

Hi Jake,

Surprised no-one mentioned Leitz or Leuco as well as Carbitool. Maybe Stay-sharp tooling in Moorebank as well?

The specialty industry cutter manufacturers are the ones you're looking for.

If you've got a shaper, it's a lot cheaper to custom grind a set of shaper knives and limiters.

CHeers,

eddie

Originally Posted by eddie the eagle

Hi Jake,

Surprised no-one mentioned Leitz or Leuco as well as Carbitool. Maybe Stay-sharp tooling in Moorebank as well?

The specialty industry cutter manufacturers are the ones you're looking for.

If you've got a shaper, it's a lot cheaper to custom grind a set of shaper knives and limiters.

CHeers,

eddie

Ta Eddie .......(farmboys train just tooted ! )

I'll keep in mind if I ever get a shaper.

Spose what I was kinda of after too was just a page full of different profiles to look at, to give me some ideas. Sort of grinding up a few blades presently. Run out of ideas.

G'day Jake,
I'll find the references I have in the morning....when I can turn the pages of a book.
I think it might be up your alley, as I've seen some posts of your revolving machines.

Regards,
Noel

Auswide saw and tooling on the Gold coast will make pretty much anything. Cheapest way out of it (if you cant get your profile out of one of those Multi bits or a combination of cuts) would be to buy some blank knives for your spindle moulder (if you had one) and grind it yourself.

Mick

Thanks Mick. yep. spindle moulder.

Have you ever had this need. ie. have you ever ground up spindle moulder blades ?......2 blades ? Spose you have to get the profiles of the blades quite similar, but not necessarily perfectly spot on ?.....all that speed compensates some I'd imagine.

Jake,
I've never even gotten around to wiring a plug onto my spindle moulder and firing it up! I haven't really needed it for the bulk of the work that I've been doing. This will change when I start on doors etc, but I don't know how far away that is. I picked up a head with about 30 - 40 different profiled knives so I doubt I'll be cutting my own. There's a couple of blank knives in there from memory. I spoke with a timber machinist a few years ago (no longer in the trade) and he used to grind profiles all the time. To be honest, I don't know that I'd grind my own if I needed a custom profile, probably just pay a toolmaker to do it. I think I'd make more money making kitchens than I would save in the time it would take me to do.

BTW did you get my 2nd email re RPL?

Mick