BIG UPDATE II----SHOPMADE HELICAL CUTTERHEAD
IT’S DONE!!!!!!!! I am editing the final video of the machining process…. I have completed final stages of machining a custom helical cutterhead for my DeWalt 733 Planer.The design is what I came up with from looking at other companies’ designs. BIG THANKS TO BYRD TOOL AND HERMANCE TOOL for the inspiration and great ideas. THANKS ALSO TO Dave at www.conicaltool.com for the custom tapered end mills used to machine the pockets for the carbide teeth, and for having the teeth TiN coated by Oerlikon Balzers. Compare the teeth above (Titanium Nitride coated) to those below (as received from Byrd) This is what I created in my CAD software. COMPARE THESE TO THE AC...
