Axcaliber One Piece Rail & Stile Cutter Head
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Tyler Ernsberger
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What rpm was the router at. Was the feed rate slow or fast?
Not a router. A spindle moulder. (Shaper)
At first the rpm was 6000 then I went to 8000rpm. Which is about the limit.
Along the grain was OK and achieved the cut in one pass without breakout.
End grain was more problematic. Seemed a bit scary. As if using blunt insert knives.
Feed rate was slow.
Push out force from the cutter seemed too high.
I guess a cutter with side spurs on the groover like the felder system would reduce the resistance.
Anyway this was the result...
At first the rpm was 6000 then I went to 8000rpm. Which is about the limit.
Along the grain was OK and achieved the cut in one pass without breakout.
End grain was more problematic. Seemed a bit scary. As if using blunt insert knives.
Feed rate was slow.
Push out force from the cutter seemed too high.
I guess a cutter with side spurs on the groover like the felder system would reduce the resistance.
Anyway this was the result...
Rob-GB
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Working end grain always seems to be hard work even on kit like Wadkin EQ spindle moulders (got a soft spot for them beauties ;D )
The way I reduce the chatter or push away that I think you allude to is by using a sliding carriage/jig that allows the piece to be clamped down to it while the slide groove in the table or the sliding table prevents push away. This often means setting up with a sub table the same thickness as the sliding jig for the stile moldings (these are pretty common in w/shops anyway as a means of running small moldings over the large opening the cutter block rises through). This is also a safer method of work too.
Rob.
The way I reduce the chatter or push away that I think you allude to is by using a sliding carriage/jig that allows the piece to be clamped down to it while the slide groove in the table or the sliding table prevents push away. This often means setting up with a sub table the same thickness as the sliding jig for the stile moldings (these are pretty common in w/shops anyway as a means of running small moldings over the large opening the cutter block rises through). This is also a safer method of work too.
Rob.
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