Infinity Insert Shaper Cutters Opinion

[Vince Czyzewski]

Anyone have an opinion on the quality of the Infinity line of stile and rail head and raised panel cutters. I am looking at their 1.25 bore R/S one piece head 4" and RP 6" insert heads. Running it on a 5hp 3ph dual spindle shaper.
The price is half of the cost of any of the leading manufacturers. The router bits have received good reviews. Small custom shop use.

[Chris Mann]

You can get the Freud RP1000 and one set of knives for a similar cost as the Infinity. It's the same type of insert cutter head (aluminum, 2 knife). I'm running one in an old Delta and getting good results.

I'm sure the Infinity is nice, but the Freud has a lot more profiles available and sets for 5/8 and 3/4 stock and 2 back cutter options as well.

[Peter Quinn]

I have several Infinity three wing cabinet door sets and other cutters, they work well. I don't like one piece insert sets for doors as you lose the flexibility to use flat panels which are quite popular in my area. I use Amana Profile pro HSS inserts which offer one piece knives for cope and stick on 3/4" doors, and a whole lot of other profiles that run in the same head including door edge and molding profiles. Much better value in my opinion. You can get a box set with cabinet door cutters and several other profiles with an aluminum 40MM head for $140 or so. The door cutters work in the same way as the Infinity sets, one fence setting, adjust the height. I have looked at stacked insert sets from Freud and Garniga, they look great but are much more money than I presently have for tooling.

I do have the Freud RP2000 set up which uses carbide inserts, looks very similar to the Infinity panel raisers. While more expensive than a single infinity insert head, I went with the Freud set because it offers more profiles and both a square or radius back cut option. The RP2000 does a fantastic job, I'd guess the infinity performs similarly.