cutterheads

Spinning machining tools

Cutterheads are the rotating cutting components in woodworking machinery like jointers and planers.

The cylindrical head holds multiple knives or blades that spin at high speed to shave wood smooth as it passes through the machine.

Different designs—straight-knife, helical, spiral—affect cut quality and noise level.

Time to replace the dull knives on the cutterhead.

woodworking

planer

Wood-smoothing machine

carbide · spiral · helical · insert · shaper · moulder · router · spindle · feed · indexable

tunneling

TBM

Underground excavation equipment

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dredging

suction

Pulling via pressure difference

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Opposites
cutting mechanism type

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Two-handled wood shavers

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Family

cutterhead

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G