solid board cutter

[johnnyplumb]

anyone else used these soild board cutters

i bought one a few weeks back, i've used it a few times and it does what it says on the tin.
it's great if you only need a small access hole for say feeding a pipe or a cable, saves a bit of time imo

 

[PlumbBobBob]

i've seen them but not had cause to use them as yet. must say they look very handy especially the lip cutter for the replacement lid.

 

[tamz]

I've seen them but the hole is a bit small to do anything much through.

One of my joiner mates has one of these.
[video=youtube;VBPNjgfYQos]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBPNjgfYQos[/video]
Good but expensive.

I just do it my own way.

 

[AWheating]

thats some cool routin!

ive used the drill type with good sucess, its very handy for fixing leaks of single points/fittings.

 

[SimonG]

Electrician I know has one, doesn't use it anymore after burning out the cutter (too fast me thinks). I just use my fein and some 2" x 1" slaters lathe to trim the hole.

 

[johnnyplumb]

I've seen them but the hole is a bit small to do anything much through.

One of my joiner mates has one of these.
[video=youtube;VBPNjgfYQos]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBPNjgfYQos[/video]
Good but expensive.

I just do it my own way.

i've just checked ebay, £34 for the router kit [ kit only] is not too bad, the rings are expensive though £65 for 10

 

[Mike Jackson]

I've got the routabout. Does a lovely neat job and there's not much chance of nicking services under the floor either.

 

[Barry98]

rip saw again lol use it for everything wood, dont know how i survived without one

 

[mactatty]

There are at least two sizes 120mm diameter (Silverline, from Toolstation etc) and 140mm (Armeg)

 

[mactatty]

As the cutter blade is deeper than the depth of the chipboard, you have to be very careful when you're nearly through the board unless you are sure there is nothing underneath to be damaged. The blade is quite heavy and has lots of momentum, so if it hits a pipe or a cable it will keep on whizzing round. I cut into a 15mm pipe on my first job with this tool.