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3rd August 2005, 09:45 AM #1Member
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Spindle moulder cutters in Australia?
Anyone know where I could get some spindle moulder cutters in Australia aside from the CMT ones from Carbatec? I'm interested in the ones that either fit into a cutter head or the solid ones. The US has lots of the three wing ones but none for a 30mm shaft which is what my machine has.
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3rd August 2005, 10:00 AM #2Returning Member
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Try Gregory Machinery. http://www.gregmach.com/
I too encountered a problem with shaft size --- this is not uncommon apparently --- but Gregory Machinery had the bushes in stock and these work fine. If not they also have a machine shop that will make a bush for you.
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3rd August 2005, 09:30 PM #3Member
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Thanks, I might have to give them a ring. I searched their site before I asked and have just done again but can't find cutters mentioned anywhere. Thanks for the tip.
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3rd August 2005, 10:04 PM #4
Any decent saw service should be able to supply you.
try
brisbane saw service
prestege timber tools
or any commercial timber machinery supplier.
30mm is the shaft size that everybody but the yanks use now.
In a lot of places if you talk about three wing cutters they will look at you like you have a death wish.
cheersAny thing with sharp teeth eats meat.
Most powertools have sharp teeth.
People are made of meat.
Abrasives can be just as dangerous as a blade.....and 10 times more painfull.
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3rd August 2005, 10:20 PM #5
Older British and Australian machines use 1 1/4" (about 32mm), smaller American machines use 1", all newer machines (besides ones for the US market) use 30mm. Felder make a large range of tooling, from heads with different profile inserts in HSS to full on commercial steel heads with welded or replaceable TCT. There's a Felder agent in Canungra, ph 07 55435599. They have an excellent catalogue.
Mick"If you need a machine today and don't buy it,
tomorrow you will have paid for it and not have it."
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5th August 2005, 08:52 AM #6Member
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Thanks for all your help. Soundman what's the problem with 3 wing cutters? I've just been reading Lonnie Bird's Shaper Book and he speaks well of them.
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5th August 2005, 08:03 PM #7Member
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Infinity Tools have a wide range of Shaper cutters, see their web site here:
http://www.infinitytools.com/departments.asp?dept=1025
Theye have three wing sets, the standard bore is 1-1/4" and I believe they have bushes for 30mm. The Australian agent is Northwood tools ( www.northwoodtools.com.au ) but I have no idea what stock they have of the shapers, I suspect they might have to order them for you, but they do offer 10 day turnaround time which is not bad.
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6th August 2005, 12:26 PM #8
Most of the three wing cutters do not have the chip limiting features of modern full body cutter heads, therfore present a much greater kickback risk.
The three wing cutters were a huge safety advance on the deadly square block cutters of the past.
There may now be chip limiting three wing cutters available.
It is always worth considering that an awfull lot of woodworking texts we see here come from the american market and that they may infact be 10 years or more old. Therefore some of the safety expectations and practises may not reflect currenttrends.
eg. lots of the yanks still don't use guards or riving knives on their saw benches, and on national TV. Norm and adam & jamie as just two examples.
cheersAny thing with sharp teeth eats meat.
Most powertools have sharp teeth.
People are made of meat.
Abrasives can be just as dangerous as a blade.....and 10 times more painfull.
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6th August 2005, 12:59 PM #9
To expand on what Soundman has said, a lot of hobbyist woodworkers in Australia are taking their cues from magazines and publications, the majority of which are written/published in the US. The Americans have embraced some of the newer technology just like they've embraced the metric system. ie: what's wrong with what I use now?, why doesn't the whole world do it our way? In general the European systems and methods are much safer than the US couterparts, but because they weren't invented or developed in the US they're not embraced by the hobbyist. Now if Jet or Delta had invented the sliding table panel saw rather than Altendorf you can bet your bottom dollar that most US hobbyists would have a panel saw (even if it was a cut down version).
Mick the stirrer"If you need a machine today and don't buy it,
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6th August 2005, 06:11 PM #10
Other sources...
Originally Posted by Ecc
Felder also sell tooling though I could not tell you how well priced they are. Still, I would call them anyway.
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Thanks for the tip re HolzProfi. There's nothing on their website but I've emailed them. And also thanks for the information on the three wing cutters. I was interested in getting some as they seem able to do deeper cuts due to their size but I will bear in mind their dangers. And yes I have been reading American books and magazines. That also explains why the English/German sites do not have the three wing cutters)
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7th August 2005, 09:12 PM #12
Dimar is an australian company that make cutters as well as router bits and saw blades. The cutters are 30 mm.
www.dimar.com.auIf it goes against the grain, it's being rubbed the wrong way!
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7th August 2005, 10:14 PM #13
Don't be too worried about how deep your moulder cuts.
You will find that it will slice out huge deep trenches with little or no effort.
What you don't want is a situation wher you get over keen & stick the job in too hard & too fast & find it throws it at you.
That why chip limiting cutters are the go.
Apart form the fact
My rebateing molder head cost me hundreds but the nkives have two edges and cost about $1 each the scribing teeth have four edges and cost about 50c each. & I havn't changed any yet.
cheersAny thing with sharp teeth eats meat.
Most powertools have sharp teeth.
People are made of meat.
Abrasives can be just as dangerous as a blade.....and 10 times more painfull.
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8th August 2005, 09:25 AM #14Member
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Infinity tools do have some very nice cutters with replaceable TCT blades of different profiles. Dimar's catalogue is a bit light on detail for their cutters but I will give them a ring. Soundman those rebating cutters do look very nice. What brand is yours? Thanks for everyones help.
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Dimar is a company from Israel actually. About TCT cutters you could check our catalogue.
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