Cutters for Byrd/Shelix Heads

[Burt Alcantara]

I'm not interested in the heads at all, just the cutters. In fact, the cutters wont go on any head. I will be using them for a turning tool.

Can you tell me where you get them?

Thanks,
Burt

[Mark Carlson]

Burt, you can buy them in packets of ten. Here's a couple of sources.

http://www.grizzly.com/products/Shelix-Replacement-Tips-10-Pk-/H7354

http://www.holbren.com/search.php?mode=search&page=1

[Burt Alcantara]

Mark,
Are 15mm standard for these heads? The size is right, I was wondering what variables would be available such as radius cutters and something smaller or larger.

Thanks,
Burt

[george wilson]

You can get any radius or shape of carbide insert you want from metal manufacturing supply houses like Manhattan Supply.

[Dan Forman]

Here is another source, which carries a variety of sizes and shapes. I got some square ones (non-radiused) to go along with the one i pilfered from my Byrd spares. The square ones I use for pen blanks, cutting from the ends like a metal lathe would do. Makes short work of acrylic blank rounding. I like the radiused one for more typical wood turning tasks, where I don't want to worry about corner dig in.

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I got the thicker (2.5 mm) 14.3 mm square cutter [URL]http://globaltooling.bizhosting.com/14-3-x-14-3-x-2-5-4-edge-carbide-insert.html

Dan

[Mark Carlson]

Burt,

These look like the ones that came with my byrd jointer head. I'm not sure how many sizes types byrd offers. Dan has a good source for variable sizes and shapes. Another site worth looking at www.mcmaster.com (http://www.mcmaster.com).

~mark


Mark,
Are 15mm standard for these heads? The size is right, I was wondering what variables would be available such as radius cutters and something smaller or larger.

Thanks,
Burt