V-Groove soft tip cutter designed for V-carving

 

Wealden's latest design is a two flute TC tipped V-groove soft tip cutter primarily for V-carving material to be painted or foil wrapped. The soft V-point reduces the risk of paint build up in the groove which delays drying time, or gaps below the foil wrap, both of which potentially cause weakness in the finish.

Other applications may include lettering, engraving or decorative designs.

Available to buy on the Wealden website

Watch our video on programming and manufacturing a realistic panel effect door on our 

3 axis CNC router.

New spindle block designed for manufacture of 5-piece door set

Wealden have designed this two-part block for the production of five piece cabinet doors with a 6mm panel in 22mm MDF. Thicker panels are suitable if a panel raiser is utilised. It can also be used on solid timber of a similar thickness.

The cutter blocks have exchangeable TC knives in four profiles and blocks are supplied with a guide on how to set the block heights.  Available to buy on the Wealden website.

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Bead & butt MDF cutter launched

Wealden have just designed a two flute TC-tipped cutter that can be used in conjunction with a tilting base trim router to machine a bead & butt profile in MDF.

To improve stability in use a custom base can be made, a drawing of which can be found in the downloads section of the Wealden website.

The cutter is in stock on the website and there is also a short video of the cutter in operation.

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Wealden design new cutter for J handle handleless drawers

Wealden have designed a new cutter for finger pull mouldings on MDF and timber doors and drawers, which produces a profile with a good grip recess on 18mm or 22mm thick material.

The cutter moulds the recess from the rear of the door and, when used with a separate rear insert, overcomes the difficulty of painting into the finger grip from the front.  Inserts in contrasting materials or colours can be used, offering the opportunity for unique designs and shapes.  

A video has been produced to show the cutter in use.  Suitable for use in both hand routers and tables, the cutter is avilable on the Wealden website in the router tooling range.

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Wealden launch new range of Flush Groovers

In response to customers' requests, Wealden have just produced a range of Flush Groovers, which have shank-mounted bearings and a flush bottom.

Without a bearing or nut below the cutting edge it is possible to cut down into rebates and above a sub-base etc.  This is especially useful for working on flooring in situ, where a joint or false tongue is required.

The 6.35mm groover is suitable for false tongue work using 6mm ply as the tongue.

The new groovers are available on the Wealden website in the router tooling range.

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New Wealden surface trepanning cutter for small CNC machines

Wealden have just produced a smaller three-wing surface trepanning cutter specifically for use on smaller CNC machines.  A perfect skimming tool for small CNC beds, it is fitted with standard TC replaceable knives.  This cutter is not for use in hand-held routers, as it has a 12.7mm (NOT 1/2") shank.

Available on the Wealden website in the CNC tooling range.

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Wealden add cutters with miniature bearings to router range

Wealden have just launched a new range of two flute cutters with miniature guide bearings allowing them to be used in restricted spaces, smaller corners and internal radii.  

There are two sizes of Template Trimmers and two of Chamfer cutters with the miniature bearings, all available in stock to order on the website.

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Wealden's new 2021/22 catalogue out now!

 

The latest Wealden router and drilling tooling catalogue is out now, with plenty of new cutters!

Available to view as a page-turner from the website, or request a paper copy.

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Wealden's cutters used to inlay acrylic, burnt oak and sapele-faced ply to create promotional signage.

Sweetmans Interiors of Boston sent us this picture of some signage they produced using Wealden STC single flute acrylic and 2 flute spirals. All the acrylic, burnt oak and sapele-faced ply was inlaid. Customer was over the moon!

The acrylic cutters are on the website here and the 2 flute spirals are on the website here. 

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New sizes of solid carbide Straight cutters in stock at Wealden

Wealden have just expanded their range of STC Straight cutters machined from a single piece of Tungsten Carbide.  Offering superior performance to brazed tip tooling, the range now includes cutters with a width of cut from 3mm - 12mm. 

STC Straights are available to buy on the Wealden website.

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Fenland Black Oak Project continues...

The Fenland Black Oak Project is in the process of creating an iconic table from an absolutely gigantic black oak tree, which had been buried deep beneath the peat of the Fens for 5,000 years.

The drop leaf sides were originally designed with a conventional tongue and groove joint, as shown in the photo below but, due to the extreme length and therefore weight of each side, a re-think was required and in conjunction with Wealden Tools a special joint was designed. 

 

Wealden have just delivered the special cutters to Hamish Low of the Fenland Black Oak Project and a short video of Hamish illustrating the new joint can be viewed here:

Wealden are delighted to share the vision to preserve this ancient tree for the nation by donating all the cutters used in the machining and working of this vast table.

https://www.thefenlandblackoakproject.co.uk

Wealden design new Arris Round Miniature Bearing cutters

We've just designed some new two flute TC tipped cutters for arrising in confined grooves. The top edge of the cutter has a taper after the radius to produce a soft edge to the cut without the need for any additional finishing. The 6mm bearing allows radiusing on tight corners or in narrow grooves.

The new cutters are available online now in 8mm shank size.

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New addition to Wealden's range of trimmers

We've also just added this Down Shear Panel Trim cutter, which has a 15 degree down shearing action to ensure a clean cut on the top face of veneered boards etc. 

Stocked in 8mm and 1/2" shank sizes and available online on the website now.

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New range of groovers and arbors just added to CNC range

These groovers, when used with the accompanying arbors, will enable the machining of horizontal grooves on CNC machines.

The design of the cutters enables grooves to be cut right down to the spoil board.  Groovers and arbors are sold separately.

Available to buy online at the website.

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Wealden Tools open for business as usual

During this difficult time, we are still working, manning the phones and dispatching as usual.  All the while the post and couriers are running, we shall be here for our customers!

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Wealden's latest V Groove cutter is great for large scale engraving

This single flute replaceable tip cutter is suitable for engraving signs on CNC machines as well as general chamfering and Vee cutting work. The blades can be rotated to present new cutting edges.

The 120 degree angle means that the cutter is perfect for large scale engraving and works extremely well on slate as well as wood.

Available to buy online at the website.

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New - heavy duty 50mm chamfering blocks added to spindle range

The latest addition to Wealden's spinde tooling range are these heavy duty steel swop-tip© chamfering heads, featuring 50mm replaceable TC knives with scoring spurs at both ends of the knife.

The chamfer blade holders are adjusted by means of a knurled ring which simultaneously rotates both sides, keeping them synchronised by means of a geared mechanism. The cutting blades can be adjusted from the vertical downwards for 84 degrees or upwards for 48 degrees and are infinitely adjustable within this range. The arrangement of the cutter with spurs also allows the block to cut rebates either square or at an angle.  One rotation of the ring changes the angle by 10 degrees and the ring is marked in 10 graduations of 1 degree.

Available to buy online at the website.

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Wealden launch high performance 4Grip collet range for CNC machines

Tool life and cutter performance are greatly influenced by the fit and rigidity of the cutter in the toolholder. This, in turn, is totally dependent on the collet.  It follows therefore that as much of the collet as possible should be in contact with the cutter. On standard collets there can be as many as 16 slits in the collet to allow compression and, therefore, a large proportion of the circumference of the cutter is not in contact with the collet. 

Wealden's new high performance 4Grip collets have a maximum of 8 slits, ensuring that the ratio of slit area to collet area on the circumference of the cutter is greater. This is particularly important on smaller diameter cutters, as the slit area will be a much greater percentage of the cutting tool shank. This increased grip will be noticed especially in a significant reduction in noise levels whilst cutting. 

The 4Grip collets are available to buy on the Wealden website.

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Generic collets now in stock at Wealden

A small range of high quality Italian-made generic collets and nuts is now available to buy online at the Wealden website.

Suitable for a number of routing machines such as CMT, Dewalt, Elu, Festool and Trend, full details of the range and a collet selection guide are to be found on the website via this link.

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Wealden Tools proud to sponsor the Fenland Black Oak Project

In 2012 a Fenland farmer's plough hit an absolutely gigantic black oak tree, which had been buried deep beneath the peat for 5,000 years.  Black oak is by far the nation's most ancient, rarest and valuable native hardwood and at over 13 metres long, the Jubilee Oak is a giant amongst giants. 

It was immediately recognised there was a need to preserve such a rare discovery.  With no budget and against all the odds companies were approached to support this unique project.  A vast sawmill was flown over from Canada and, astonishingly, the tree produced 10 magnificent sequential boards unlike anything seen before.

The boards were transported to the Building Crafts College in Stratford, East London, where a specifically designed  14 metre drying kiln had been constructed.  Nine months later 397 gallons of water had been extracted, the boards' weight had been reduced by 1.6 tons and ten breathtakingly beautiful flat and true sequential boards of 13.2 metre long appeared.

This was a unique creative opportunity and a team of dedicated craftspeople decided to try and preserve the full length of this exceptional Fenland giant for the nation by creating an iconic table.  

Techniques have been developed to enable the individual shapes and character of the boards to be  used and highlighted.

The design team have called this technique the ‘river joint’ which, while reflecting this most prominent Fenland feature, also enables the true story of the ancient high forests to be told at a glance.

It has been agreed that the table can be displayed in all its sculptural magnificence in the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral, known as the Ship of the Fens, and a fitting place as it sits on high ground surrounded by fields which, very occasionally, still yield buried ancient black oaks.

All the successes of the project to date are due entirely to the skill, dedication and commitment of a host of individuals and companies, local, national and international, who have so generously given sponsorship in the form of goods, services and time.  

Wealden are delighted to share the vision to preserve this ancient tree for the nation by donating all the cutters used in the machining and working of this vast table.

https://www.thefenlandblackoakproject.co.uk