MDF can be cut on a CNC router to create clean, smooth, and consistent shapes and sizes. Here are some tips for cutting MDF with a CNC router: Chip load ShopBot recommends a chip load of 0.003, which is the thickness of the material that the end mill removes with each bite. Bits Solid carbide […]
Discover the Precision of General Cutting Tools: Elevate Your Craft with Our Moulding Knives! Crafting impeccable moldings can transform an ordinary piece of wood into a work of art. But to achieve that, you need the right tool by your side. Enter the moulding knives from General Cutting Tools – your ultimate partner in woodworking […]
We are a custom router bit maker. We can take your wood sample or drawing or plaster or whatever you may have and make a router bit to recreate in wood. We can make your custom router bit to match whatever you may have. Do you need to match moldings on a historic home? Was […]
Cutting Tools Chicago aka General Cutting Tools offers alloy tipped shaper cutters, carbide tipped shaper cutters or carbide insert shaper cutters. As the industry has progressed, we have kept up with current technology. CNC machining centers and CNC tool cutter grinders have replaced hand turning and grinding. Manual profile machines are no longer used to […]
Big to small, mild to wild, general purpose to specific, whatever the case may be, General Cutting Tools has it all. Our vast selection of cutting tools and decades of experience make us your one stop source. Re-sharpening and reconditioning service is available on saw blades. We use Italian and German made three axis CNC […]
CNC router bits are the newest revolution in woodworking. Their long lasting insert knives provide superior, smooth, quality cuts every time and a cost effective solution compared to replacing brazed router bits. They allow for quick and precise replacements of dull knives. Tool life isextended due to insert accuracy. Insert tooling allows for harder grades […]
Hand router bits, CNC router bits, insert router bits, General Cutting Tools has it all. We re-sharpen, recondition, and modify router bits. If you have a job where a standard bit is not available, we make custom bits also. Simply provide a sample and we can make the exact cutter to make that shape. […]
