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I am wanting to build a rough beveler and would like to know what you have used for the cutter. I have a router as well as a motor to attach some sort of cutter to if a slower speed is needed, I was thinking some sort of metal milling tool but I would not know the shape, or a router bit that I cannot think of. Anyways I would like to know what you use and if you like it. (Ron Petley) Yesterday I wrote the following for a related request: "I recommend the Baginski roughing beveler which I wrote about in Power Fibers a bit ago. I will let others chime in with their recommendations concerning other bevelers and/or views about the Baginski beveler. If you, or anybody else, would like a PDF copy of my Power Fibers article, just let me know." The article describes the abrasive wheel that is the heart of the Baginski beveler. It functions very well and gives a good 60° (or 90° for a quad) cross-section in a non-tapered strip. (Tim Anderson) I made one based off the Hal Bacon design and am happy with it. It uses end mill cutters attached to a 1.5 HP motor. Tony Spezio did an article in Power Fibers on how to build one. Here is a link with a bunch of options. If you go with the Bacon design let me know if need help finding parts. (Matt Fuller) I use dual 60 cutters powered by a one horse Baldor. The cutters are mounted in an old M&A (?) molding cutter made in the '20s or thereabouts. The cutters are pulley driven to increase the cutter speed to about 5500 rpm's, a sure-fire improvement over direct drive, motor shaft mounted? Cutters with a top speed of 3750 rpm's. My beveler was made by Chris Lucker, who used to be a member of the list but I haven't heard from him in a long time. He made this thing bullet proof and if you wanted, you could shove a 2x4 through it and have a nice little triangle when it came out the other end. The basic bed weighs about 75 or 80 pounds not counting the motor, has about a 1' square footprint, has a lot of mass, solid as a rock, and is almost infinitely adjustable to whatever width and depth you want to adjust it to. I use cheap imported cutters though they aren't so cheap anymore and if I ever changed a thing on this contraption, it would be to increase horsepower to 1.5HP but it certainly isn't necessary. Router based bevelers just scare me. A little cutter spinning at 25000 rpm's held by a little itty bitty collet...well...scary! (Mike Shay)
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