Poor edge quality

[Gerry A Brown]

Forrest,

My pre-ramp is set a little more than yours but I think it is dependent on the up-cut length of the cutter. I have tried setting it less & it didn't seem to help.

I think the ramp outside finished edge would cost a little more in material costs due to extra clearance between parts but labour savings would more than compensate if you need to re-cut parts due to chipping. A lot of this is dependent on the material you are cutting so would be useful for some but not worth the time for others. I hope we see some of this in the next update.

Gerry

[Forrest Chapman]

By the way has anyone used the new Southeast Tool "MD" series for cutting HPL. I just got some in but won't need them for a couple of weeks. They are pretty inexpensive at 40$ for a 3/8" comp. so it will be great if they work as good as the Vortex "XP" series tool. Forrest

[Josh Rayburn]

I have not, but I do have a few Vortex XP's on my desk to try out and haven't got around to chucking one up yet. Where did you get the Southeast comp's from Forrest?
jnr

[Forrest Chapman]

Carolina Specialty Tools. The XP Vortex bits are killer for HPL and melamine but if these work as well there is some savings so we will see. Forrest