Hi Tim My understanding has always been that Magnate router cutters are made in Taiwan and not cheap land, oops China. Magnate use German carbide, this was originally specified by Legacy, and in all the 16 years I sold them I had less than 0.01% returns or complaints. I also used to sell Whiteside cutters, again they are brilliant. My own array of cutters is comprised basically Magnate & Whiteside. Regards Radar Roger
Sent from my iPad Roger H. Phebey > On 4 Dec 2015, at 18:37, MWF <mwfos...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Ernesto, > IMHO you can't go wrong with Whiteside bits. They don't make too many that > are useful on the LOM - but if they have one that will achieve your result, > I'd get it. The one company that actually makes bits for the Legacy Mill is > Magnate. A number of their LOM bits are plunge-style ones - which are what > you may use the most with your mill. Their bits are also very good. > > Personally, I BUY AMERICAN whenever I can - so if Whiteside makes a > style/size bit I need, I buy from them. I do not know where the Magnate bits > are made - but I suspect they are off-shore (from the US) produced. Perhaps > someone in The Group knows where they are made. > > Another comment: It IRKS THE S--- out of me when a router bit is not marked > with its brand and model #. Whiteside marks their bits with BOTH. My > Magnate bits only have the brand etched on them - not their model #. I HATE > THAT!!! > Am I the only Group member that feels this way about my router bits? I'm > interested in knowing. Hopefully the Magnate folks will see this thread and > tool up to add Model #s on their bits. > Have a Wonderful Weekend! > Mac > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Ernesto Olguin > >Sent: Dec 4, 2015 12:12 PM > >To: Legacy Ornamental Mills > >Subject: Re: New Members and Moderation > > > >Thanks for the welcome Mac & CAG. Today I finished mounting the router and > >turned my first cylindrical piece. Also did some simple shape routing, to > >get a feel for the set up. I look forward to implementing some of your great > >mods. Expecially the dust management mods. > >Our shop is loaded with most general woodworking machinery, table saw, > >lathe, band saw, radial arm saw, and of course work benches. > >Otto, my boss is a brilliant stone and glass sculptor. Which he had been > >doing for the last 20 years. He has been bit by the wood bug and is ready to > >explore a new material. I am not an expert woodworker, yet, though I am > >Otto's main source of information. > >We are making simple, organic, sculptured furniture pieces. Nothing too > >complex. > >First question for you guys: we are shaping, mainly locally sourced mesquite > >wood. Mesquite is incredibly hard, approximately 4 times harder than maple > >or oak! What type of bits should we get that will give us the best life > >span? Or that can be sharpened? Any thoughts? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
