Thread: Spiral cutter thicknesser

Hi Havic,

Thanks. Hmmm nice !!! Just looks the bees knees alright. Damn, another thing on the wish list for sure.

Cheers
Pops

Originally Posted by havic

hi guys here is a pic of it installed we didnt take any of the actual process i think we were too excited and forgot mmmm bugger tp1 it costs about $1.20 a blade im not sure of the tct blades but imagine it wouldnt be to much more there are 96 all up. pops you wont regret it at all. yeah lignum i agree it just wouldnt be the same cheers

Well that is still pretty cheap considering you get 4 new edges off each blade

Originally Posted by TP1

Well that is still pretty cheap considering you get 4 new edges off each blade

And you only need to turn them every 6 months or so unless you hit a nail or machine really abrasive stuff

Hi All,

I heard when turning the carbide cutters it is possible a buildup of sawdust and resin can cause the cutters not to re-seat properly. Has anyone had this problem?

If it is a problem, how would you go about cleaning it?

Cheers
Chris.

Originally Posted by slopech4

Hi All,

I heard when turning the carbide cutters it is possible a buildup of sawdust and resin can cause the cutters not to re-seat properly. Has anyone had this problem?

If it is a problem, how would you go about cleaning it?

Cheers
Chris.

I had that problem when i quickly changed all the cutters around on the weekend on a demonstration machine. I ended up with straight tracks down the timber. I ended up taking them out and just blowing the dust out and resetting them and it was again perfect. I doubt you would ever have problems in a normal environment. And if you have resin problem, a toothbrush and oven cleaner will fix that in no time.

Yep like lignum said build up of dust/resin if not cleaned off can lead to probs, one is the tracks, also possibility of cracking the insert due to the insert not seating nice and flat on the seat I give the seat a light wire brush and clean the inserts and all good


Pete