• Sidewinder Insert Heads

  • Applications

    • Moulders, shapers, and similar types of applications

    Features

    • Precision grinding & precise location act as one continuous cutting edge.
    • Eliminates the possibility of “lining” the finish of your wood.
    • More “effective” wings means faster feed rates than traditional insert tooling.
  • Sidewinder Technical Information
    Design
    • Unique Design
    • Extremely Quiet
    • Light Weight
    • Completely Serviceable
    • Patented World Wide

    Excellent tool life in natural wood
    • Recommend 20-30 ft/min per wing at 6000 rpm or .040”-.060” chip load for good finish when planing natural wood.

    Excellent finish quality
    • Scratch free finish (hydro bore only with minimum of 4 wings).
    • Carbide grade suited for jointing (recommend .060” chip load when jointed).
    • Request maple clearances to reduce grain tear-out on irregular grain hardwoods.

    Insert sharpening and replacement
    • Inserts must be finish ground in the cutter head after replacement inserts are installed. Send to service center for re-tip unless customer has ability to true up insert faces on CNC grinder.
    • Customer may sharpen inserts multiple times with suitable manual profile grinder. Approximately 1mm (.04”) stock removal allowance for sharpening