I need a 1.25" bore rabbet cutter and would like to know your experiences using an insert cutter versus a shear cutter. Does it matter much? I ask because of the significant price difference, while losing the ability to use different knives.
Also, is there any advantage to steel, other than longevity, e.g. harder to strip the screws? I won't be using them in a production situation. My longest production runs last a day and the next one might be six months later.
Here are four examples:
steel shear $252
AL shear $180
steel insert $123
AL insert $102
Thanks,
Mike