Machine Options > Surfacers > Reverse Rotation Helical Carbide Cutterhead for Plastic Cutting |
Reverse Rotation Helical Carbide Cutterhead for Plastic Cutting |
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Northfield #8 Surfacer equipped with a reverse rotation helical carbide cutterhead. Note reversed position of dust stack and knife grinder
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The reverse rotation cutterhead allows thinner plastic material (such as UHMW cutting boards) to be planed without the cutterhead lifting the leading of the workpiece and shattering it
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Rear view of #8 planer with reverse rotation cutterhead
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Close up of reverse rotation helical carbide cutterhead in #8 surfacer
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