bernhardfrankel Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 HI I have found all these cutting devices recently but I dont kno what they are for? I hope som of you might be able to help me. They are made of good quality steel ( some are marked Sheffild) and weight quite a bit. (they also have that steel sound when tapped on) I found these tools i the dumpster but I think its a shame to melt them if they can be used as they are. The look like they should be used rotating - i imagine that they would be used on a big planer - but instead of planing the wood thy make it shape like doorframes used to be - but I dont know for sure? Gallery can be found here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/36935/index.html Do ask if you need more info! I Registred to this site just to ask this question so I apologize if its the wrong place to ask and would like to know if its ok to post links to the ebay auction once I know what the tools are for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Looks like you have some old shaper blades along with the unit that holds the blades. I think some are old jointer knives, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 I think your on the right track, I'll bet those are all the cutters for some kind of molding machine. Maybe even a planner molder combo because some of the cutters have no prophile. It must have been one serious machine good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobbe Arnesson Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Yep, those are old square cutters used in vertical router and planer. The S-shaped ones and the triangular ones was used in a vertical router. They are lethal - no joke! For one thing, the cutting blade can come loose from the square spindle at any time. The blade will not stop for a human (I've heard stories of blades going through roofs never to be found again and there are reasons wood workers "commonly" lost limbs back in the day). Another real hazard is the fact nothing limits the amount of wood that can be put into the cutter, kick-back is not directly mild if handled wrongly. Compare to a modern cutter where only a fraction of the blade protrudes out of the big round body. I have both an old vertical router and an old planer of that kind but it looks like the planer was bigger than mine. Here are some photos of the machines: The vertical router. The spindle can be moved up and down: The spindle on the vertical router: Fence and square cutter mounted: Make and model of my router: Some of the cutters: S-shaped cutters: Regrettably I don't seem to have a decent photo of the planer anywhere, but you can see the business end here: (I'm planning to move the planer out of the shop so I will make sure to document it properly before I do so, but if you {or anyone else} want some snaps I can get them in a few days) Considering the dangers with these type of cutters I recommend putting them back in the bin (or use them for something completely different). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joestyles Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 The above post says it all as far as using these cutters in their original machines. The steel will be of good quality and could be of interest to a knife maker at least the straight cutters may be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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