Straight Flutes

TCT cutter with staggered cutting surfaces.

• Deep mortising and grooving giving good chip clearance.
• For lock mortising, two width cuts will be needed to achieve the standard 19mm mortise.
• Will plunge and clear chips to a depth of 70mm in a number of passes.
• Take several passes to avoid cutter breakage and motor overload.

Two flute TC cutter giving good chip clearance.

• Ideal for shallow lateral routing cuts such as recessing hinges.
• Corners will require final trimming square with a hand chisel or a corner chisel.

Two flute TC cutter giving good chip clearance.

• Ideal for shallow lateral routing cuts such as recessing hinges.
• Corners will require final trimming square with a hand chisel or a corner chisel.

A two flute cutters with extra long shanks.

• Deep grooving, rebating and mortising.
• Useful for template work when thickness of template restricts depth.
• Extra care must be taken to avoid breakage.
• Take more passes than usual, and only cut up to half the diameter of the cutter in one pass.
• This applies to cutters under 3/8 inch diameter.

Two flute TC cutter giving good chip clearance.

• Ideal for shallow lateral routing cuts such as recessing hinges.
• Corners will require final trimming square with a hand chisel or a corner chisel.