You should put some images in here with certifications like the Better Business Bureau or any awards General Cutting Tools has. October 7, 2011
Amana Tool Offers Extensive Selection of Industrial-Quality Router Bits to Fill a Variety of Woodworking Needs
Entire collection of router bits manufactured to highest quality standards
Amana Tool, manufacturer of industrial-quality carbide-tipped, solid carbide and replacement carbide cutting tools, today announced it offers an extensive line of industrial-quality router bits for a variety of woodworking needs for both professional woodworkers and hobbyists. The company uses high-quality raw materials and unique manufacturing processes to ensure that each of its products – one of the most of any woodworking tool manufacturer – meets stringent quality standards. Amana plans to expand its offerings in coming months with the release of its new catalog this summer.
Each tool that bears the Amana Tool name is manufactured under the sharp scrutiny of the company’s inspection department and according to both the International Organization of Standardization’s (ISO’s) 9000 quality management standard and the European Safety Standard EN-847 1/2, making Amana Tool products a world leader in quality tooling. The company also currently exceeds U.S. manufacturing standards for woodworking tools for both quality and safety.
Amana Router Bits
Amana’s entire line of solid carbide, replacement carbide and compression router bits feature the highest quality European steel and European sub-micro grain carbide that is sharpened to a fine edge. The unique, high-grade carbide and special grinding angles provide high-quality finishes and superior cutting performance to save users time and labor. Amana’s unique solid carbide grade is proven to last longer and retain a sharp edge longer than most solid carbide bits.
Each Amana bit features a centerless ground shank, a process that creates an exacting collet fit and concentricity. The Amana router bits are then balanced to eliminate vibrations and run out, maximize performance, and prolong tool life. The manufacturing process is completed by laser etching essential information for the tool’s use, such as RPM range and clamping depth, directly onto the tool shaft, ensuring that this critical information cannot be erased through normal tool use.
Due to the quality of raw materials and the high production standards, Amana’s solid carbide and compression bits are preferred by many woodworkers and leading furniture manufacturers. One popular profile is the 1/2″-shank compression CNC router bit (#46188, $73.39USD), designed to deliver a clean finish on high-feed applications. Amana’s A-MAX carbide-tipped straight plunge router bit (item #45422, $16.09 USD) lasts at least twice as long as standard router bits and works especially well with manmade materials, like melamine and other abrasive materials.
Amana maintains fully stocked fulfillment centers in Farmingdale, N.Y., and El Cajon, Calif., to ensure that customers’ immediate woodworking needs can be met in as little as one day.
“At Amana, we’ve spent decades refining our tool designs and manufacturing process to ensure that each router bit we produce is the best in the industry,” said Frank Misiti, technical director at Amana Tool. “We highly value the opportunity to solve common – and not-so-common – woodworking problems for our customers through innovative tool design, variety of profiles, high-quality materials and expedited product delivery.”
General Cutting Tools is a authorized source for Amana tool. Contact us for more information.
info@generalcuttingtools.com
Phone: (847) 677-8770
September 12, 2011
Amana Tool Compression Spiral Router Bits
Amana Tool’s CNC Compression Spiral Router Bits Deliver Superior Results in Melamine & Laminated Materials
Innovative tool design and special-grade carbide help users avoid chip out in furniture-making, cabinetry and closet manufacturing applications
Amana Tool's CNC Compression Spiral Router Bit
Replacement carbide cutting tools, today announced its solid carbide CNC compression spiral router bits produce smooth, clean cuts in double-sided melamine, laminated materials and MDF. The bits are designed for CNC applications that require high feed rates and clean finishes, such as furniture, cabinetry and closet manufacturing.
Amana’s unique compression router bit geometry helps prevent chip out on the top and bottom of the material by pushing chips down and ejecting them up during the same cutting pass. Made from a special carbide grade, the bits last longer than standard router bits, especially when working with abrasive materials such as laminated MDF and melamine, and deliver an optimal edge finish. The superior performance also ensures CNC users the most yield from each sheet of material. Each compression router bit is manufactured to Amana’s stringent quality standards.
Frank Misiti, technical director at Amana Tool, said, “Chip out is a common problem when working with laminated MDF, melamine and other abrasive materials. Amana’s compression spiral router bits help furniture makers and other manufacturers overcome this obstacle through innovative tool design and our special-grade carbide that deliver superior performance while saving time and materials.”
Amana’s solid carbide CNC compression spiral router bits are available in diameters ranging from 1/4” to 3/4”. The 1/4” diameter bits (item #46170) start at $46.20 USD; the 1/2” diameter bits (items #46188 and #46190) start at $80.74 USD. For more information, email info@GeneralCuttingTools.com or call (847) 677-8770.
January 27, 2011
Stacking Boxes Router Bit Set
Amana Tool, manufacturer of industrial-quality carbide-tipped, solid carbide and replacement carbide cutting tools, today announced the availability of a router bit set for constructing a set of stacking boxes. With the four-piece set created in partnership with master craftsman Lonnie Bird, professional woodworkers and hobbyists can easily create a set of two attractive stacking wood storage boxes in as little as a weekend.
The set contains popular router bit profiles that are great additions to any woodworker’s toolbox and can be used for a number of other applications once the stacking boxes project is finished.
Included in Amana’s unique set are four multi-use router bits – molding (#54286), straight plunge (#45446), beading (#56172) and ogee (#56210) – step-by-step instructions and two decorative solid brass knobs. Lonnie Bird designed the stacking box project to reflect traditional-looking profiles that are often seen in window casings and molding. When making the stacking boxes, the ogee bit is used to create a decorative ogee profile on the base of each box. The molding router bit features a two-flute design wit a ball bearing guide to create rule joints with perfectly matched profiles for the box lids. With the beading bit, woodworkers can form decorative profiles as part of the boxes’ “step” design without constructing complex joints.
“I designed this project for woodworkers of all skill levels who want to tackle a satisfying weekend project,” said Bird. “With Amana’s stacking box set, users can learn techniques that can easily be transferred to other projects that are aesthetically pleasing and last for generations – just like their tools.”
The cutting edges of all pieces in the collection are made of an Amana-exclusive carbide grade that delivers the highest quality of cut, maximum cutting efficiency and extended tool life in solid wood materials. The stacking box set (item #58110) is available through Amana’s authorized distributor General Cutting Tools located in Chicago for $146.30 USD. The set includes four router bits, step-by-step how to instructions from Lonnie Bird to create a set of two stacking boxes, including full-color pictures, and two solid decorative brass knobs.
General Cutting Tools is an Amana Tool master distributor. We sell to the public as well as companies. Give us a call and we can help you with your next project.
For more information about the Stacking Boxes Router Bit Set
visit www.amanatool.com/stackingboxes
October 18, 2010
Amana Tool Awarded Patent for Innovative Tambour Door Router Bit Set
General Cutting Tools aka Cutting Tools Chicago along with Amana Tool, manufacturer of industrial-quality carbide-tipped, solid carbide and replacement carbide cutting tools, today announced the company has been awarded U.S. Patent 7,810,532 for its tambour router bit set. With the tambour router bit set, woodworkers can easily create attractive, wood tambours for roll-top desks, breadboxes, kitchen storage areas and a number of other projects.
Amana’s unique three-piece set, designed in partnership with master craftsman Lonnie Bird, produces tambours that interlock with a ball-and-socket joint, eliminating the need for cloth, glue or wires. The first router bit shapes the face of the wood stock, requiring a cut on each face to complete the contour of the ball. The second bit creates the socket. A third bit in the set shapes the end of the tambour, which provides a place to mount a pull for opening the completed tambour.
“The Amana Tool family is delighted that our innovative, labor- and material-saving design for the tambour bit set has been recognized with a patent,” said Frank Misiti, Amana Tool technical director. “Since its introduction in 2007, the set has generated a great deal of interest and positive feedback from woodworkers and cabinetmakers who appreciate the unique, easy-to-use solution for creating tambour doors. We are continually seeking ways to combine years of woodworking experience with technical innovation to solve many of the woodworking industry’s top challenges.”
The patented tambour set (item #54314) is available through Amana’s authorized distributors for $156.34 USD. The set includes all three router bits, step-by-step directions from Lonnie Bird for making a breadbox – including full-color pictures, and a DVD tutorial from Lonnie Bird on creating tambour doors. For more information, including a list of authorized dealers, visit www.amanatool.com.
About Amana Tool An industry leader for more than 35 years, Amana Tool specializes in solid carbide, replacement carbide and carbide-tipped cutting tools for the woodworking, plastics and aluminum industries. Amana Tool’s full line of industrial-quality woodworking tools includes saw blades, router bits, shaping cutters, boring bits and more for wood, plastics and aluminum. The company was founded in 1972 and has corporate headquarters in Farmingdale, N.Y. and a West Coast distribution center in El Cajon, Calif. For a complete listing of Amana Tool’s products, visit www.amanatool.com.
General Cutting Tools in an authorized distributor of Amana Tool. Contact us to learn more about Amana Tool or to purchase any of the Amana Tool line.
July 5, 2010
Onsrud Marathon Compression Router Bits
Engineered for the long run…First to the finish line
The Onsrud Marathon is the longest running compression tool due to advancements in cutting geometry and the addition of a unique Onsrud coating. Longer cutting tool life is due to the advanced coating creating a harder and tougher cutting edge. Onsrud’s coating is formulated to protect the cutting edge from the high temperatures generated when routing laminated and composite wood products.
Reduce your cost and improve your profitability for the LONG RUN with Onsrud Marathon Compressions!
General Cutting Tools is an authorized Onsrud distributor. Contact us today for a quote on how General Cutting Tools along with Onsrud can save you time and money in your shop.
(847) 677-8770 info@generalcuttingtools.com
| PART | CED | UPCUT | CEL | SHANK | OAL | CUTTING
EDGES |
| 60-123MC | 3/8 | .200* | 7/8 | 3/8 | 3 | 2 |
| 60-163MC | 1/2 | .200* | 7/8 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 |
| 60-169MC | 1/2 | .562 | 1-1/8 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 |
| 60-171MC | 1/2 | .625 | 1-3/8 | 1/2 | 3-1/2 | 2 |
| 60-173MC | 1/2 | .200* | 1-3/8 | 1/2 | 3-1/2 | 2 |
| PART | CED | UPCUT | CEL | SHANK | OAL | CUTTING
EDGES |
| 60-126MC | 3/8 | .200* | 7/8 | 3/8 | 3 | 3 |
| 60-177MC | 1/2 | .200* | 7/8 | 1/2 | 3-1/2 | 3 |
July 1, 2010
Router Bit Sharpening
Do you have a router bit that is in need of sharpening? Can it be saved, or do you need to buy a new bit? The answer is YES!! Damaged or chipped cutting edges can be sharpened. Severely damaged router bits can be brought back to life, however, on rare occasions, they can not.
The sharp cutting edges on your router bits need sharpening after a while, just as any blade does. If the router bits are not sharpened, it will become harder and harder to cut wood, increase tearout, and the bits will eventually need replacing.
When using a hand tool, it is easy to tell when it becomes worn and dull, but when it’s the power company that is doing most of the work, it is easy to forget what makes cutting tools cut. Sharp router bits can greatly reduce tearout even on hard, brittle wood like oak.
The best thing for your router bits and to get the most life out of them is to take it out and have it sharpened when it begins to get dull. This will mean the least amount of work will be necessary to sharpen the router bit and it will serve you for longer because you will be able to have it sharpened over and over again. Sharpening will always cost less than replacing a bit when it dies before its time.
March 13, 2010
Amana Tool Flush Trim Bit with Miniature Ball Bearing Guide
The smallest diameter flush trimmer with a ball bearing guide in the industry!
Cutting Tools Chicago aka General Cutting Tools presents Amana Tool’s new miniature flush trim bit. Each Amana Tool exclusive miniature bit features a 3/16” diameter ball bearing guide that is much smaller than other ball bearing router bits on the market, making the bits ideal for delicate projects such as sign-making, building musical instruments, routing letter edges, flush trimming tight corners and high production projects.
The miniature bearing router bits can be used on wood and plastics and come in a variety of profiles including round over, chamfer, flush, bevel trim and rabbet.
Amana Tool’s miniature bearing router bits are uniquely designed with a ball bearing at the bottom end of the bit, eliminating burnout caused by brass pin-piloted bits. The cutting edge of each router bit is engineered from an Amana-exclusive carbide grade designed to deliver the highest quality of cut, maximum cutting efficiency prolonged tool life. The bits can fit into tight spaces and sharp corners where a larger diameter bearing cannot, making it easier for users to work on finely detailed work pieces that have intricate contours, tight confines and narrow openings. The series’ innovative design also delivers a consistent edge that eliminates hand sanding or filing, thus saving users time and labor.
General Cutting Tools is authorized to sell EVERYTHING Amana Tool offers.
Contact us for more information or for a quote.
March 11, 2010
Rabbet Bit with Miniature Ball Bearing Guide
Cutting Tools Chicago aka General Cutting Tools along with Amana Tool is introducing a new miniature rabbet with ball bearing guide. Each Amana Tool exclusive miniature bit features a 3/16” diameter ball bearing guide that is much smaller than other ball bearing router bits on the market, making the bits ideal for delicate projects such as sign-making, building musical instruments, routing letter edges, flush trimming tight corners and high production projects.
The miniature bearing router bits can be used on wood and plastics and come in a variety of profiles including round over, chamfer, flush, bevel trim and rabbet.
Amana Tool’s miniature bearing router bits are uniquely designed with a ball bearing at the bottom end of the bit, eliminating burnout caused by brass pin-piloted bits. The cutting edge of each router bit is engineered from an Amana-exclusive carbide grade designed to deliver the highest quality of cut, maximum cutting efficiency prolonged tool life. The bits can fit into tight spaces and sharp corners where a larger diameter bearing cannot, making it easier for users to work on finely detailed work pieces that have intricate contours, tight confines and narrow openings. The series’ innovative design also delivers a consistent edge that eliminates hand sanding or filing, thus saving users time and labor.
General Cutting Tools is a complete line distributor of Amana Tool products.
We ship to anywhere in the United States as well as serve Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
March 10, 2010
Amana Tool Miniature Bearing Router Bits
Cutting Tools Chicago aka General Cutting Tools presents Amana’s new miniature bearing router bits. Each Amana Tool exclusive miniature bit features a 3/16” diameter ball bearing guide that is much smaller than other ball bearing router bits on the market, making the bits ideal for delicate projects such as sign-making, building musical instruments, routing letter edges, flush trimming tight corners and high production projects. The miniature bearing router bits can be used on wood and plastics and come in a variety of profiles including round over, chamfer, flush, bevel trim and rabbet.
Amana Tool’s miniature bearing router bits are uniquely designed with a ball bearing at the bottom end of the bit, eliminating burnout caused by brass pin-piloted bits. The cutting edge of each router bit is engineered from an Amana-exclusive carbide grade designed to deliver the highest quality of cut, maximum cutting efficiency prolonged tool life. The bits can fit into tight spaces and sharp corners where a larger diameter bearing cannot, making it easier for users to work on finely detailed work pieces that have intricate contours, tight confines and narrow openings. The series’ innovative design also delivers a consistent edge that eliminates hand sanding or filing, thus saving users time and labor.
General Cutting Tools is authorized to sell ALL Amana Tool products.
We ship to the entire US and serve Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan.
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Rabbet with Miniature Bearing |
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Flush Trim with Miniature Bearing |
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Roman Ogee with Miniature Bearing |
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Chamfer with Miniature Bearing |
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Corner Round with Miniature Bearing |
January 31, 2010
Saw Blade Alignment on a Table Saw Chicago
Here are some tips for a correct use of a saw blade by Freud and Cutting Tools Chicago aka General Cutting Tools.
- If the saw blade and the saw are not correctly aligned to the table and the fence, then there is the possibility that a serious accident may occur such as violent kickbacks. An improperly aligned saw can also cause burning, splintering or chipping on the workpiece. Always read and follow all instructions and warnings contained on the machine, on the tool or the tool packaging, and in the operators manual for the machine.
- Before carrying out the following instructions, make sure that the starter switch is off and that the power is disconnected from the machine. Follow all company and OSHA procedures for “Equipment Power Lockout”.
- Mounting the the saw blade onto the table: We advise you to use precise measuring instruments when mounting the saw blade onto the arbor. Adjust the arbor to its maximum height. With the aid of the most precise measuring instrument at hand, verify that the saw blade is parallel to the miter gauge slots (Fig. 16). Adjust as needed. This step is necessary to obtain crosscuts with the maximum in quality finish and for setting up the fence for ripping.
- Positioning the fence for ripping: After you have positioned the saw blade so that it’s parallel to the miter gauge slots, you may proceed with setting the fence. The fence should be set in accordance with the instructions found in the operators manual for your machine. Machine manufacturers have recommended fence settings that if not followed could cause injury or death.
- The maximum RPM of a circular saw blade varies based on the diameter of the saw blade (table 1). Never exceed the maximum RPM on the blade. Doing so could result in serious injury, ury, or death.
- The saw blade’s projection (t) with respect to the work piece must be greater than the height of the blade’s tooth (fig. 18). Increase or decrease the projection of the saw blade to improve finish quality.
- The number of teeth cutting (the wood simultaneously) (fig. 19) must be between 3 or 4 for ripping and ideally 5 to 7 for crosscutting. With less than three teeth cutting, the saw blade begins to vibrate leading to an uneven cut. If you want to cut work pieces with increased thicknesses (T – fig. 21), but wish to maintain the same diameter saw blade, then use a blade with less teeth. If instead you want to cut work pieces with a reduced thickness, but also maintain the same diameter saw blade, then use a blade with more teeth.
- Rakers (Fig. 22) are carbide inserts that are brazed onto saw blades exclusively for cutting wood. They help keep a distance between the saw blade body and the work piece, in order to avoid friction and overheating which cause the blade to deform.
- On saw blades for multiripping machines the anti-kickback device is advised in cases where wood has loose knots and minimizes damage that may occur.
- The keyways do not allow blades for multiripping machines to rotate the arbor when working (Fig. 23).
- The pairing of blade and arbor with keyways is excellent in all cases where the keyways are the same (Fig. 23) or smaller then the blade slots (Fig. 24).
- You should avoid mounting a saw blade with 2 keyways on an arbor with 1 keyway slot, because the spindle will not be balanced. Custom bores and keyways for blades can be arranged.
- On multiripping saw blades, the thickness of the work piece (S) varies second to the diameter of the blade (0) and the minimum diameter (01) of the rakers (the rakers position may vary from blade to blade – Fig. 28).
- Shoulder blade ensures correct distribution of lateral forces created by crooked planks in heavy duty use. The shoulder blade must be the first blade on the guide side of the multiripping machine.
- Always use a shoulder blade with the set of multiripping blades (Fig. 27).