Wealden do a set for a router here ... http://www.wealdentool.com/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Flat_Sash_Ovolo_set_650.html but for the life of me, looking at their range of spindle cutters I can't find anything even close which ...

... and 170mm dia which might just fit inside the guard but not the hole in the table. Not sure if there are any smaller diameter cutters available. Wealden do a shim-adjustable groover 120mm dia which might be useful, say for drip grooves. My tooling suggestion to start with would be a Whitehill ...

... pilot to get going before the main part hits the tabletop. Another option is to cut a template from MDF and then use a router and flush-trim bit (Wealden do a 3/4" cutter that has a 75mm cutting depth Code=T8042B-1/2). Or do one of the above options just so that you have a pilot hole and ...

... pilot to get going before the main part hits the tabletop. Another option is to cut a template from MDF and then use a router and flush-trim bit (Wealden do a 3/4" cutter that has a 75mm cutting depth Code=T8042B-1/2). Or do one of the above options just so that you have a pilot hole and ...

... New one. Top one used to look sort of ok, but now it looks crap next to this! http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4749280221_dc4f20e86a.jpg Wealden narrow sash cutter gave me this on the inside of the sashes http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4749917814_8a76bb6d7a_b.jpg Beading on the outside ...

I've got the Wealden one. It works but you need good backup at the tail end of the cut if you want to avoid spelching, though that doesn't apply if you're doing four shouldered tenons of course.

Mine is the offering from Hammer but it is identical to the Wealden one. (but was cheaper at the time on offer)

I'll post some more pics tomorrow

I think it is worth checking the Hammer prices for spindle tooling as they often seem to beat the main vendors, especially on their Christmas sale list

Wealden do one as do most other suppliers. Just search for Mitre Lock Cutter. Also available as a router cutter.

For my next job I have to make some glazed doors for a display cabinet. I was planning on using this wealden combination cutter which produces a roman ogee profile, and then doing as Paul suggested in a recent thread: . . .for the glazed doors I glue them up without any panel, ...

... can guess from the middle picture. http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1299/4697603580_c2e61e1670_b.jpg Mouldings on the sashes were done with a set of Wealden narrow sash cutters here Really good cutters and not too expensive, as usual - don't go anywhere else for router cutters now. Cunning plan for ...

... I also use a router table with T1352 cutters from Wealden http://www.wealdentool.com/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ewealdentool%2ecom%2facatalog%2fOnline_Catalogue_Sash_Ovolo_112%2ehtml&WD=t1352&SHOP=%20&PN=Online_Catalogue_Narrow_Sash_Ovolo_cutters_655%2ehtml%23aT1352_2d1_2f2#aT1352_2d1_2f2 ...

I do have a domino but don't use it to make frame and panel (shaker) style doors. I use this set of cutters from wealden which with the addition of an additional groover can be used to make doors with either 6mm or 9mm panels. I do have to make some glazed doors soon and was thinking ...

I do have a domino but don't use it to make frame and panel (shaker) style doors. I use this set of cutters from wealden which with the addition of an additional groover can be used to make doors with either 6mm or 9mm panels. I do have to make some glazed doors soon and was thinking ...

Time to treat myself but which one?

Wealden
Whitehill
Trend

The Trend is about £50-60 cheaper than the Whitehill with the Wealden price half way between the two.

... make your own, its unlikely that a ring fence will ever be cheaper than bearings. For £360, you could buy 10x bearings and every single guide ring Wealden sell (17) from 75mm - 150mm. And its unlikely that you'd need such a variety of sizes or need more than 1 or 2 bearings. I get by with just ...

... make your own, its unlikely that a ring fence will ever be cheaper than bearings. For £360, you could buy 10x bearings and every single guide ring Wealden sell (17) from 75mm - 150mm. And its unlikely that you'd need such a variety of sizes or need more than 1 or 2 bearings. I get by with just ...

I just had an email from Wealden - they've got a new catalogue of spindle tooling with a load of cutter blocks that I don't remember them stocking before. Might be worth a look, as I've always found them very helpful. http://www.wealdentool.com/

... used the p/t to thickness some oak offcuts down to 6mm for the loose tenons and glued up. The panels were fielded out using a large cutter from Wealden which cuts both the front field and back rebate simultaneously, leaving a 6mm tongue to fit into the groove around the panel frames. My daughter ...

... and finally the security ring that stops the guide ring lifting off the bearing and knackering the whole thing up. Heres an image I took from Wealden , I hope they don't mind. :lol: http://www.woodworkuk.co.uk/images/bearing.jpg

... only broken one - the fixed head came off the bar but bessey replaced it without any hassle. Jim - If you click on the link I posted above for Wealden and then look at the 'more information / spares' page, you will see that they sell various different size groovers up to 9mm. If you want buy ...

Steve, I see the Wealden sets produce a groove of 6-8 mm but you are using 9mm panels. Do you need to rebate the back or have you been able to make the groove a little wider, with the use of shims or spacers?

Jim

... The rails and stiles are 62mm x 24mm and the panels will be 9mm veneered mdf. Once planed to size, they were machined on the router table with the wealden frame jointing set. http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc307/promhandicam/DSC00073.jpg I temporarily assembled one door and used this to help ...

I've used the Wealden/Trend guide rings/bearings/security rings with the Trend rebate block and haven't had any problem with them. Obviously you need to remove the scribing cutters for template work.

jasonb wrote:It's only £8.50 cheaper than Wealden assuming the £136 is excluding VAT so there should be no catch

The likes of the Omas ones cost more because they are bigger blocks and can handle upto 44mm stock, yours probably goes to about 28mm

Jason

Yes 28mm - that's fine for me.

It's only £8.50 cheaper than Wealden assuming the £136 is excluding VAT so there should be no catch

The likes of the Omas ones cost more because they are bigger blocks and can handle upto 44mm stock, yours probably goes to about 28mm

Jason

... guide now. Being a newbie would a 150mm rebate head have an outside diameter of 150mm or would it be 152mm or something with the cutters? On the Wealden site for example the profile blocks tell you the outside diameter when fitted with rebate knives, but they didn't seem to have a bearing suitable ...

... guide now. Being a newbie would a 150mm rebate head have an outside diameter of 150mm or would it be 152mm or something with the cutters? On the Wealden site for example the profile blocks tell you the outside diameter when fitted with rebate knives, but they didn't seem to have a bearing suitable ...

Cheers Jonny, £700 worth of spindle tooling arrived from Wealden yesterday, including that very block so its nice to see it actually in use.

Oooooooooooooooooooo pictures Davy ?

Cheers Jonny, £700 worth of spindle tooling arrived from Wealden yesterday, including that very block so its nice to see it actually in use.

Andy was asking on Saturday about using the wealden/trend counter profile block http://www.wealdentool.com/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Jointing_block_614.html I have been using it today so have taken a few pics Setup for scribing tenons. You set ...

... and routed to shape using a bearing guided router cutter http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o45/andyswoodshed/021.jpg The cutter is from the Wealden easitip range and gave excellent results which only required minimum work on the bobbin sander Chairs are low but very comfortable and by the ...

Oh rats...just when I think I've reached a decision ........

What's the benefit of having a larger diameter ?

trousers - were you able to cut tenons with your Wealden cutter?

I asked this a while ago, and ended up buying the Wealden shim adjustable jobby, as I think it was more bang for your buck at the price.
It's 3 piece, adjustable 4 - 15mm in 0.1mm increements, all knives (TCT) replaceable, cuts clean as a whistle.
Been well pleased with it.

... that someone had c**ked them up when black smoke bellowed forth. I've done that one! Cursed everything that was Trend and ordered another set from Wealden. It was only when it arrived and I took the old one out of the router table that I realised what I'd done... Duh! :oops:

Wealden's T4240 as shown on this page for starters. But I'm pretty sure that all makers (Trend, Tornado(Rutlands), Viper (Tilgear)) will do similar, and if you have a spindle there are cutter for those too, again in all makes.

... in 18mm MFC http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r99/lemonjeff/DTroom9.jpg Door fronts, Drawer fronts and front panel in a pseudo raised panel using Wealden's cutter set http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r99/lemonjeff/DTroom7.jpg MR-MDF finished with Dulux Trade Eggshell white. As this is my first ...

... head into the spindle block on my own. The finished section was 94x80mm so pretty heavy too. I did invest in the trend bearering guide set-up that wealden sell. I got the local metal monkey to reduce the diameter of the collars to suit the spindle knives but didnt' use it in the end. I plan on ...

... the local (ha!) reseller didn't seem to carry much stock so stuff usually has to be ordered in specially. And that's why I go to, and recommend Wealden. Place an order on line or give them a bell, its with you in the post next morning.

Only one of them actually makes router cutters. the others import them I think you will find we have already covered that ;) A little bird at Wealden told me they have all of their tooling made for them to their own specs from their own drawings from factories all over the world. and I am quite ...

I've got nothing against buying foreign brands when there is little choice but the UK boasts Titman, Trend and Wealden manufacturers of router cutters and I'd be inclined to recommend them first. . Only one of them actually makes router cutters. the others import them You will ...