Basic Tooling recomendations

[Gerry A Brown]

Hello everyone,

We are in the process pf setting up used a CS 45 & need to purchase a set of basic cutters to get us started. We will be using prefinished board & melamine to produce cabinets. We use 5/8 for gables & backs & 3/4" for all horizontal parts. I am thinking we may need to go to 3/4" gables but if possible would like to stay with 5/8". We intend to use all stop tenon construction. We need a flycutter for dressing the spoil & waste boards, our router is a 10 hp spindle what is the max diameter we should be using? We would like to run some dovetail drawers in 5/8 baltic ply, what cutters are recommended for this? This machine has a rotary device & we would like to do some basic turnings / carving on both the rotary & flat panels. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated as per brand names style etc.

Thanks
Gerry

[Will Williamson]

Call Thermwood tech support they have every thing you need to get started and the prices are reasonable 1800 221 3865

[Ryan Hochgesang]

Hi Gerry,

Generaly, when cutting laminates or finished face materials, you will utilize a series of compression type tools to help prevent chip out of surfaces. Below I've listed a link to a general list of tools commonly used in a cabinet shop type setup.

Nested Based tooling packages:
http://www.woodworkerswholesale.com/Nes ... s/1308.htm

Word of caution, if you plan to do a large amt. of plunge drilling, then you will want to use an up shear tool, not a compression tool. In the plunge drilling scenario, a compression type tool will build a large amt. of heat.

Regarding Flycutting, below I've listed another link to various insert flycut tools offered on Thermwood's site:

Flycut Tools:
http://www.woodworkerswholesale.com/Sea ... =Flycutter

If you plan to use the Thermwood provided Flycut routine, then you will be limited to the 1.875" dia. tool. However, you can create your own program for using a larger dia. tool if necessary. Note: depending on type of tool holders on your machine, you may be limited to a 2" - 2.5" dia" tool.


The following are a couple email contacts for THM services:
service@thermwood.com ( Parts and Service )
program@thermwood.com ( Software and CNC programming support )

[Gerry A Brown]

Ryan,

What cutter would you suggest for 5 mm shelf holes? Also we use some supports that require a 7.5 mm hole could they be cut with the 5mm tool?

Thanks Ryan & Will
Gerry

[Will Williamson]

I would use a 5 MM for the drill and then let the same tool do the large hole. in tool setup check interpolate under the 5mm tool settings. when you buy a nested base tool package as Ryan suggested you get a 1/2" 3/8", 1/4" and a 5mm.

Looks like you still never talked to tech support . You mite as well start getting to know these guys. You are never going to get this thing off the ground without them.

[Ryan Hochgesang]

Machine training would be best place to start. This would help cover alot of the basics that you need to first get out of the way. This will also lessen your chances of severly damaging machinery. You can travel to Therwmood for a class room setting, using smaller simulation machines with wooden dowls for tooling, or we offer on-site training/assistance as well.

[Gerry A Brown]

Hi ,

We have the local Thermwood service tech booked in for install training in a week or so. I would like to have as much tooling as possible on hand as we are in a rural location so it can take a day to get a bit to us. We have been using Ecabinet for over ten years for renderings & cut lists so should be somewhat up to speed with that end of it. Once we get a few weeks in on the machine we will look at more training. I have the nearly complete guide to Ecabinets system & have worked through it. Also we are subscribed to the video training guide & are working through the parts of that we feel we need more input on. I'll start with your suggestions for cutters.

Thanks Ryan & Will