Cutting tools.

DRILLING AND ROUTER BITS

CMT Tools has a full range of bit profiles and sizes. Its router bits are covered with a baked-on layer of bright orange Teflon for visibility and enhanced performance, the company says. Router bits 3/4 in. and larger also feature anti-kickback protection. Circle #713

Freud Inc. offers several full profile raised panel bits. These 3 1/2-in.-outside diameter bits produce a 1 1/2-in. profile identical to those created by a raised panel cutter, the company says. Each bit has a 1/2-in. shank and is computer balanced for vibration free operation. Circle #714

Hayes Tool Inc.'s micro-grain spiral router bits are specifically designed to endure the feed and speed ability of CNC router machines. The router bits are offered in two and three flutes, in fractional or metric sizes. Circle #715

Practical Products Co. offers carbide-tipped boring bits, which the company says work well on mounting domestic and foreign concealed type hinges. Circle #716

Tel-Con Industrial Diamond Tools' products are made from polycrystalline diamonds with abrasion resistance 150 times greater than carbide and up to 300 times longer life than carbide, the company says. Diamond tools are said to reduce downtime caused by tool changing. Circle #717

MLCS Ltd. offers moulding plane profile bits that are two-flute, carbide tipped with totally enclosed ball bearing guides. The profiles have been copied from antique moulding planes and are used to produce architectural millwork, mouldings, baseboards and chair rails, according to the company. The bits are available in 1/4-in. and 1/2-in. shanks. By combining cuts from two or more bits, the company says an unlimited amount of profiles can be produced. Circle #718

Onsrud Cutter Inc. says it offers the Woodrill boring and drilling bits. The line includes inch size screw shank dowel drills, brad point drills, counterbores, countersinks and center drills. Circle #719

Lach Diamond Inc. offers Barracuda polycrystalline diamond CNC router bits with two effective teeth and a standard carbide plunge. They come with or without up and down shear. Standard tools are CNC-ready and will machine many materials. Circle #720

KNIVES

Stalter Edge Tool Inc. takes its M-2 high speed steel knives with a Rockwell Hardness of 63 and coats it with a 0.001-in. thin layer of carbide with a hardness of 90 RC. The knife ends up with the benefits of carbide's hardness and wear resistance to moisture, acids and abrasiveness in wood, the company says. Circle #721

Counselor Profiles Inc. offers 1 to 3 day shipping on all custom HSS moulder, shaper and rosette knives for the following configurations: corrugated back 60 [degrees] & 90 [degrees], lock edge shaper knives, Williams & Hussey, Foley-Belsaw, Woodmaster, RB1 and Rosette Tool Holders. The company says all of its work is fully guaranteed. Circle #722

CUTTERHEADS

Versatool cutterheads from Byrd Tool Corp. are designed to accommodate high speed steel or carbide inserts. The company also says cutter bodies are made of anodized heat treated aluminum with stainless steel thread inserts. Twenty different configurations are available. Custom configurations can be manufactured to customer specifications. Circle #723

Terminus Technologies Inc. offers a new line of cutterheads with a pop-down and away gib for direct in-place knife removal. Reversible insert knives and profile knives are contained in a lightweight smooth head by centrifugal force and are designed for planer, moulder, jointer and profile applications. Some models contain an inlaid vernier scale to help make instant adjustments from one cutting size to another. The heads will retrofit to any existing applicable machine, according to the company. Circle #724

Production Machinery Inc. offers a variety of cutting tools and accessories including the ISCO Hydro-Locking head which it says offers unmatched performance. Circle #725

Cascade Tools offers a 3-in., two-knife moulding head that accepts interchangeable, corrugated backed high speed knives in a variety of profiles. Precision made of high quality aircraft aluminum, it is designed to be used on vertical 1-in spindle shapers. Knives lock in position with wedge type gibs for safety. Knives and blanks are sold separately. Circle #726

Leitz Tool Corp.'s Centrofix clamping system provides automatic clamping and setting of knives by centrifugal force. Suitable for manual and mechanical teed, it allows knife change without screws. The closed circular design has self-locking knives for added safety. Circle #727

Fletcher Machine Inc. offers a range of diamond tooling including cutterheads, router bits, saw blades and T-slot cutters. The company says diamond tooling can last up to 300 times longer than comparable carbide tools. The company makes the tools to fit the customer's specifications. Circle #728

Wood Tech Enterprises Inc. says its cutterhead offers a choice of 12 [degrees] or 20 [degrees cutting angles in the same tool body to reduce excessive tear-out or grain fuzzing. The cutterhead can be used for profile or straight knives on a moulder or shaper. Circle #729

Leiser USA Inc. offers carbide insert cutterheads for all types of machines, including CNC moulders, single- and double-end tenoners and routers. Features include constant diameter, constant profile, long cutting life and elimination of sharpening. Circle #730

Tri-State Tooling Technologies manufactures custom insert tooling. The company says it was the first to manufacture this type of tooling in the United States and it holds a U.S. patent. The company can design and engineer special cutters for all type of woodworking applications. Circle #731

S&J Industries offers ready-to-braze cutterheads that are CNC-machined on all surfaces and have milled tooth seats, the company says. Circle #732

Esta-USA Inc. offers the Quick Set Cutterhead which it says features 30% noise reduction because the gap between the cutterhead body and gibs has been eliminated. It is constructed from a lightweight tensile, wear-resistant alloy. It incorporates Esta Dispoz-A-Blade knife inserts for fast change without the use of special jigs or gauges. Circle #733

Produced from a special grade of British steel forged blanks, JKO Cutters Ltd. says its diamond steel solid profile cutter blocks have great toughness and long life. Resharpening of the cutter blocks can reportedly take place time after time without significantly reducing the diameter of the tool. Circle #734

Forest City Tool/Textron has developed two new Hyperformance lines of special cutterheads and router bits that are made for extremely accurate and CNC machines. The tooling is made for each woodworking application with very specific grades of carbide. Circle #735

CIRCULAR SAW BLADES

Sterling saw blades from Diamond Saw Works are designed for cuts that require a very smooth finish on prefinished paneling, countertops, Formica, Plexiglas and other material not exceeding 3/8 in. thickness. The company says the M-2 HSS blades will not cause burns or chips on either side of the workpiece. Blades are hollow ground and available in 1/4 in. shank designs. Circle #736

DML Inc. offers the Golden Eagle saw blade with Dyanite Carbide awarded a previous Challengers Award for significant advancement in woodworking technology. Saw blades tipped with Dyanite reportedly last two to five times longer than standard carbide, run cooler, hold a sharper edge and require no special tooling to be resharpened. Circle #737

Forrest Mfg. Co. Inc. offers the Duraline Hi-A/T blade which has been designed for sawing low-pressure laminates and ply veneers. Its tooth design eliminates bottom chipping and improves blade life between 50% and 300%, the company says. The blade can do this without the necessity of a scoring blade on the saw, according to the company. Circle #738

SuperThinSaws Co. offers the KERFslicer line of reduced-kerf saw blades that are designed for use on well-maintained, well-aligned, standard woodworking machinery. Switching from standard kerf to thinner kerf can result in a 2% to 20% increase in yield, the company says. Benefits include increased production and decreased sawdust in the air. Circle #739

Oldham United States Saw Co. has added the Tracker industrial carbide circular saw blade to its line of products. The company says it is the safest 7 1/4-in. carbide blade sold today. It's Z-style tooth design has two edges -- the first edge is a carbide tip that pulls the blade through the wood while the second edge guides the blade. Circle #740

Everlast Saw & Carbide Tools' Micro-5 line of heavy-duty industrial circular saw blades are reported to last longer than standard carbide blades and feature a super-hard micro grain tip. The company adds that all blade are available in diameters up to 24 in. Circle #741

Henderson Diamond and Carbide offers a variety of PCD saw blades for panel saws, scoring saws, groovers and trim saw blades for hoggers are available from the company and orders can be shipped in a matter of days. The company says the PCD blades last 100 to 150 times longer than carbide blades. Circle #742

SystiMatic Co. manufactures Euroline blades for use with European panel saws. They feature the company's EdgeLast sub-micrograin carbide tips that reportedly wear up to 65% longer between sharpenings. Circle #743

BANDSAW BLADES

American Saw & Mfg. Co. offers Contestor, a bi-metal band saw blade. According to the company, additional beam strength, a milled positive rake and a unique gullet design gives the blade long life. Sizes from 1 in. by 0.035 in. to 2 5/8 in. by 0.063 in. are available. Circle #744

Olympia bandsaw blades from Contour Saws Inc. are reported to outlast standard spring-tempered blades six to 10 times longer. Faster cutting rates, no resharpening costs, fewer blade changes and lower blade inventories are also said to be added benefits. Circle #745

Suffolk Machinery Corp. manufactures its wood cutting band saw blades exclusively using Swedish Silicon Steel. The bands range in widths of 1/16 in. to 1 1/4 in. and also include a new line of furniture bands in widths of 1/4 in., 3/8 in. and 1/2 in. The company offers a free catalog and does not require a minimum order. Circle #746

GRINDING EQUIPMENT

Equipment Ltd. offers the re-designed Saturn FKS 450-1HNFE grinder with the TKE 330 electronic workhead. It offers five grinding programs, indexing up to 999 teeth -- with operator input of passes per grind and radial infeed program. It indexes 90 [degrees] in 2 seconds with a resolution of 60,000 steps per 360 [degrees]. Circle #747

Foley-United's Model 746 profile grinder allows the operator to redress the wheel back to the initial starting point and radius. The dresser can also be locked in various positions to dress the wheel to a point or square if needed. Circle #748

Tekmatex Inc. offers the Stehle profile copy grinder that has been designed for router bits and moulder heads. The exact transfer from a template permits production of an exact duplicate and can perform coarse grinding and extra-fine grinding. Circle #749

SCMI Corp. says its model 75 grinder is designed for consistently repeatable moulder knife patterns and precise cutting edges. It features a fixed diamond dresser system in which the grinding wheel can be periodically redressed to the original point of grind. It also has an advanced stylus system to maintain depth of grind. Circle #750

OTHER TOOLS AND SERVICES

Eagle America's free catalog features more than 2,000 router bits and shaper cutters. The catalog includes over 600 photos and technical illustrations. More than 600 new items are also featured, including products that are exclusive and hard to find, the company says. Circle #751

The Hughes Supply Co. can design and engineer new products and offers prototype tools for testing of products at minimum costs. The company also offers consultations and estimates. Circle #752

Markay Cutting Tools' new and larger facility serving the woodworking and plastics industries has expanded its full service cutting tool capabilities. The company says it will meet all of custom tooling requirements, as well as provide standard tool sales and service. Included in the product line are: brazed cutters, router bits, saw blades, replaceable inserts and diamond tooling. Circle #753

Sandaro Industries says its Teflon-based Dri-Cote cutting lubricant treats and seals the metal surface of a blade or bit to make it more lubricious. Cutting friction and heat are reduced which inhibits resin build-up and provides for more efficient cutting, the company says. Circle #754

SGS Tool Company's new Series 21 and 22 solid carbide routers feature ultrafine micro-finished cutting surfaces that reportedly provide longer tool life and superior finishes. The carbide routers have a cutting diameter tolerance of +0.000/-0.002, with shank diameter variance limited to -0.0001/-0.0004. Circle #755

Whiteside Machine & Repair Co. manufacturers and stocks a complete range of carbide tipped and solid carbide router bits. Our company is striving to keep up with today's ever changing industry standards. Circle #756

Continental Counterbore says its new high speed steel knife, Continental T-1, with an 18% tungsten content, grinds like M-2, provides up to 30% longer life than M-2 and provides more productivity and less down time. Circle #757

Wisconsin Knife Works has introduced the BAK-PAK system which features a solid carbide knife and corrugated backing plate system that fits most popular moulder heads. The two-piece mating unit ensures precise, accurate positioning of the knife every time, the company says. The company says with the system there is no more re-tipping, braze voids or improperly-heated silver solder and steel to contend with or costly cracking. Tool life is reportedly 30-40 percent longer than brazed carbide tipped knives, the company says. Circle #758

North American Products has a full line of high-quality insert knife heads and insert tooling. The company offers standard and custom insert heads. It's selection of standard heads include rebating, groovers, edge trimming, pivoting heads, lock miter and universal heads. Circle #759

Gladu Inc. offers a new, quiet cutter. The SpiraMax TM cutters features a spiral configuration of 4 edge turnover knives for dramatically lower noise levels, easier feed and constant tool diameter, the company says. Circle #760

FS Tool Corp. now offers a new group of XL4000 saw blades, specially engineered for cutting solid surface materials such as DuPont's Corian, Avonite, Fountainhead and Formica Surell. Standard sizes from 8-in. to 18-in. diameter available from stock. Circle #761

GUHDO-USA has introduced a new generation of saw blades for European panel saws. The blades have been redesigned to offer superior and cost effective performance. Under actual working conditions, the saw blades have exhibited increased performance lasting up to 3 times longer, with lower noise levels. Circle #762

The Kaindl Model BSG/20 drill grinding machine from Moon's Saw Shop Supplies sharpens drills to 7/8 in. using a patented reverse prism system that the company says guarantees perfect accuracy and cutting edge symmetry. It will sharpen bad points drills, standard right and left hand drills, step drills and sheet metal. With the use of an optional diamond wheel, it will sharpen carbide drills. A larger version Model BSG/60, which sharpens drills up to 2 3/8 in. diameter, is also available. Circle #763

Eagle International Inc. is a supplier of tungsten carbide saw tips, strobes, STB strips and standard blanks. The company has more than seven million saw tips and 10,000 STB bars ready for immediate shipment. Circle #764

Amana Tool Corp. offers a full range of router bits and sets, boring and drilling tools, saw blades and dado sets, shaper cutters and sets, planer-joiner-moulder knives as well as hand tools. Circle #765

NEW AT INTERBIMALL

The Garniga 09200 Tool Wash from Stamco/Garniga removes resin, the prime cause of cutter clogging, from tools used to machine resinous woods. The system is fully automatic and uses the combined cleaning power of both chemical and physical agents. It features stainless steel construction and a large-capacity drum supported on a double bearing. Circle #711

Leuco displayed the Twin Tec Hogger designed for cylindrical cutting. Stock removal in steps from the inside to the outside helps prevent chipping on the outfeed side. The cutting pressure is reduced by breaking up the cutting steps. The tool is said to reduce noise. Circle #712