Cutting Tools and Grinders

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Carbide-tipped circular saw blades

Forrest Manufacturing has been making award-winning carbide-tipped circular saw blades, including the Woodworker II and Chop Master, since 1946. Forrest’s proprietary manufacturing process and use of a unique grade of C-4 micrograin carbide deliver smooth cuts without splintering, scratching, or tearouts. Independent tests rate it #1 for rips and crosscuts, the company adds.

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Compact design collet chuck

T-Tool USA introduces its new SuperPlus HSK-63F collet chuck for use with SYOZ25 / RDO35 collets. The company says this collet chuck offers a compact design with highest runout precision (0.001-0.004mm) and does away with the traditional collet nut by using an internal bearing system. It is usable up to 24,000 rpm.

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Bandsaw with electronic speed control

The 14|12 Bandsaw from Laguna Tools is now available with pulse width modulation (PWM) and digital readout. Electronic speed control is provided by the PWM system, which uses an inverter to control the output to the DC motor. The DRO provides easy reference for blade speeds. The DRO displays in "SFPM" (surface feet per minute). This is the speed that the teeth of the blade are moving. This number can be set by using a blade speed chart for the specific blade and material being used.

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Portable sawmills

The LX50START and LX50SUPER portable sawmills from Wood-Mizer can saw 26” diameter hardwood and softwood logs into boards and slabs with a 23-1/2” width of cut and 8” depth of cut. Sawing capacity is maximized with the rectangular throat design that provides full-width sawing at any cutting depth. Longer logs can be sawn with optional modular bed extensions.

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Punch grinding accessories and options

From ANCA, the TX7 and TXcell Linear grinders for punch manufacturers are available with the iPunch dedicated punch programming and iBalance on-machine wheel balancing software. Rotary wheel dresser units are fully supported by ANCA dressing software. The TX7 Linear grinder is a 5-axis grinding machine,

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Battery-powered sawmill

The LT15WIDE portable sawmill from Wood-Mizer is now available with a lithium-ion battery that reportedly operates at peak levels for eight hours. The battery version features a patent-pending “Smart Feed” technology that continuously monitors the amperage while sawing and will speed up or slow down the feed rate to optimize sawing performance. The powered saw head up/down raises and lowers the sawmill blade quickly and accurately for the next cut with servo-driven power.

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Grinding for small tools

The FX7 Ultra grinder from ANCA Inc. provides precision grinding for small tools down to 0.1mm diameter. New software, hardware and design features significantly improve surface finish, accuracy, and controlled runout, ensuring batch consistency from the first ground tool to the last, the company says. Features of the FX7 Ultra include a one-nanometer control system, a new servo control algorithm for smooth motion, in-process measuring, balancing and runout compensation.

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Solid carbide and insert CNC bits

Vexor offers a full range of solid carbide and insert CNC bits. Designed for smooth cuts, the V-groove, surfacing and other insert tools last longer and lessen downtime with multi-sided, high-grade carbide inserts, the company says. Handrail and custom profile router bits are also available.

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Sliding table saw

The Fimal P3200 AX sliding table saw from Taurus Craco Machinery has a carriage sliding system, with large diameter bearings that roll along hardened and ground prismatic tracks, together with mechanical machining operations carried out on numerically controlled machines, mean stability, no vibration, excellent sliding and straight cutting. The tracks are fixed to the carriage and to the sub-carriage by mechanical pressure, avoiding any risk of glue losing its adhesion through age, the company says.

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Center platform lock miter bit

The FitFinder Center Platform Lock Miter Bit from MicroJig has a measuring point milled directly into the body of the bit, which, combined with the FitFinder 1/2 gauge, allows woodworkers to effortlessly find the halfway point of their stock up to 3" in thickness. As a visual indicator to ensure the bit is correctly inserted, the bit has a router collet safety line etched into it. The bit features a small slot within each groove, acting as a "glue well" to let excess glue flow into the slot instead of blocking the joint.