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Stile and Rail Shaper Cutter Options
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From contributor B: I make custom shaper cutters on a regular basis. I have a bunch of them in my online catalog already made. Feel free to take a look at my profile catalog, under door copes, 4 different qualities of steel available to make them from, or carbide, 24 hour turnaround time is our standard. Regarding your question about reversible cutters, contributor A makes a real good point about the set up time. A lot of times we look only at end cost and neglect to look at labor cost and set up time, and in the end we end up paying more. I would not even consider making the profiles reversible for you. A couple of things come into play when you do that. Most important is safety. Two profiles back to back increase the depth of cut, making a bigger cutting circle, and the further your fences are away from each other, unless you cut thru the fence. Either way I try to keep your cutting circle as small as possible. Also, you reduce the amount of surface area available for the cutterhead and knife to lock into each other, creating a safety concern. I know people do this quite often, but when you look at the safety and labor cost, I do not recommend this and will not produce any of these types of cutters for anyone. Putting cost in front of safety is a risky and dangerous combination. Thanks for asking good questions.
From contributor C: You might consider an insert cutter that is more repeatable for fit than ground cutters, and offers in-house maintenance flexibility that tipped cutters don’t. Insert tools also are able to use a higher grade of carbide than tipped cutters and therefore provide a better finish. Many manufacturers such as Freud's RS2000 system, Stark's CABINATOR, and a number of others offer insert tooling. The great thing about these sets is that the same head body will accept a number of different profiles. This really reduces your cost. From contributor D: I use Freeborn shaper cutters almost exclusively. I find them to be reliable and consistent. The components can often be swapped between sets without a problem. Would you like to add information to this article? Interested in writing or submitting an article? Have a question about this article? Have you reviewed the related Knowledge Base areas below? 
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