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Chip Load = Feed Rate / (RPM x # of Wings)
When reading tool drawings, the # of wings is usually abbreviated as "Z".

Because the speeds you can get are usually somewhat limited, the easiest...

As someone who works for a company who exhibits at the big woodworking big shows, I can tell you the shows give us some complimentary passes to offer clients as part of our participation. My company...

I work for Rangate (engineered shaper tooling is our thing), and from time to time we send out the spare screws for our cutters as replacements. I can't comment on other manufacturers, but we would...

Hi Rod, can I ask what you covered during the seminar? Do you plan to do more in the future? I'm always interested to check out events of this nature this side of the border...

I thought I'd mention that the company I work for (Rangate) supports Alpine Technical Workshop, a specialized wood window joinery school that runs sessions a few times a year. If you do end up...

As others have said, a spiral head will require more horsepower from the motor (because a cutting edge is in near constant contact with the wood). Be sure your machine can handle that before you make...

It looks like you're getting snipes. The board is lifting up as it exits the cut and is only being held down by one pressure roller. Check their alignment first, and if they're still good, you might...

A well-made steel body insert cutter should have a useful life in decades, not years. I work for Rangate (we make high-performance insert cutters), and we have cutters in shops that have been running...

Dennis, hope you recover and get back to the lanes in a speedy fashion.

I read that piece on my morning commute this morning, really enjoyed it. Malcolm, I believe someone bought up all the possible combos in the Irish Sweepstakes in the 30s or 40s and made a profit....

The air being pulled across the cutters is the reason the planer is so loud. Aside from getting helical cutterheads (which seems like a cost mismatch between the machine and the tool), you could try...

Dennis,

I for one enjoy the weekend accomplishments thread as well, for whatever it's worth. :)

In researching this, I came across SS's statistic that "In the United States roughly 10 table saw finger amputations occur every day"

The way it's written makes me wonder if they're counting...

You're still safe to say countries, as Burma and Liberia are still not on board :)

I've lived outside the US for most of my life and find the conversions very difficult, especially when things get...

This seems to be increasingly popular. I work for a tooling company and we're getting more inquiries on cutters for more rustic or shaker-style doors.

Nice picture! How are you joining the pieces together?