From my desk I can see a hand rail, floor molding, window frames, window trim, a desk, a chair, several doors and more that were partially made using these woodworking tools. Think about your cabinets, dining table, end table, coffee table and so on. All these have some feature that was cut using a router bit.

 

Advantages of carbide cutters

 

In the past, cutters were made of high speed steel, and before that they must have been made of the best materials available, but I assure you, they were not very good. I know, because I have used some old ones belonging to my deceased grandfather. He left a box of tools for me to have when he passed away, and I tried to use them. They could cut wood, but not metal. And the details would wear out very quickly, simply because the steel was just not that tough. He must have known some secret speeds and feeds to use, because, compared to today's tooling, they were very inadequate. In any case, I was all to happy to come back to my own carbide cutters.

 

Industrial Applications For Routers

 

Furniture making

Window construction

Trim and baseboard manufacture

Door details

Flooring

Tile and fiberglass

Aluminum materials

Channel cutting for cables

Shaping dishes and tray

Joinery

As much as possible, high speed machining is the preferred method of using carbide. It can also work well at lower speeds, but the process will suffer as a consequence. The edges are very brittle and tend to chip when used improperly. Tool and die makers, injection mold makers, and precision machinists use them on a daily basis. In fact, it is difficult to imagine returning to the old days of high speed steel. It would be worse than only having dial-up on your computer!

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