I was wondering if anyone in the group has used a rosette cutter or the one
that has several cutter heads that that lock into the head. They look like a
good idea, but are they good. They say you need a heavy drill press to use
them. thanks for any info or advice.

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"Camoman" wrote:

I was wondering if anyone in the group has used a rosette cutter or the one
that has several cutter heads that that lock into the head. They look like a
good idea, but are they good. They say you need a heavy drill press to use
them. thanks for any info or advice.

Go slow (Feedrate & RPM)... they are surprisingly dangerous.
Rosettes are also cheap to buy.

On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 10:36:31 -0400, "Camoman"
wrote:

I was wondering if anyone in the group has used a rosette cutter or the one
that has several cutter heads that that lock into the head. They look like a
good idea, but are they good. They say you need a heavy drill press to use
them. thanks for any info or advice.



They work. And work faster than making them on a lathe, although with
a lathe you can make any design you wish. Unless the rosette cutter
is small, a heavy-duty drill press works best.

On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 10:36:31 -0400, "Camoman"
wrote:

They say you need a heavy drill press to use them.

You need something like a milling machine (the low speeds help too) or
else a very substantial drillpress with a machine vice clamped to it.

In a good setup, they're an effective way to make decent quality
rosettes quickly. If it's slightly dodgy though, they'll pick the wood
up and throw it t you.