Shaper Cutter Problem

[Bill Adamsen]

Setting up this morning to relieve the backs on some drawer bottoms and noticed that the carbide on this Amana cutter extends below my spindle spacer - meaning I can't compress the cutter as intended. I don't seem to have any more small spacers so it means ...



ordering and waiting for delivery (not really an option)
driving an hour-an-a-half or two hours round trip to get some (uhg)
tighten down on the carbide and run with it (what I must have done previously)
or grind off the small amount of carbide.


Thoughts?

[lowell holmes]

I would carefully explore some large washers to see if I could get around it.

[peter gagliardi]

If you are in southwestern CT, you must have many options of places to get spacers nearby. Connecticut saw and tool in Stratford, tools plus in Waterbury , and there must be a half dozen other places nearby as well? I would not clamp to the carbide, or grind it!! Each of those is a disaster waiting to happen.

[Larry Edgerton]

That is not an uncommon problem when using a small cutter on a large shaper. I had a pair of 1/4" thick spacers made for mine that are of a smaller outside diameter. Problem solved forever.....

Larry

[Bill Adamsen]

Connecticut saw and tool in Stratford

I spoke to Paul at CS this morning and he has spacer sets in stock ($80). Might actually be more cost effective to buy another cutter which includes spacers or shims. Of course, they're 40 minutes away so that's close to two hours blown.

[Peter Quinn]

I face a similar condition all the time both at work and in the home shop, I got a set of spacers with the smaller American ID just for this. Got a shim kit? First time I hit this I was able to stack my entire shim kit and just make it over the carbide. I would not modify the carbide or clamp on it either, could damage your spindle if it breaks loose and spins free.

It's a beautiful day for a drive here today! You are welcomed to borrow spacers if that's closer than Connecticut saw and tool.