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I have been asked in the past who makes the big spiral flush trim bits I use in my router table for pattern work:

Originally made in Oakland CA as OCEMCO (Oakland Carbide), moved to Paso Robles and name changed to PR Carbide, and most recently sold to:

Great Lakes Custom Tool Mfg., Inc.
"Your Cutting Tool Partner"
101 N. Old Peshtigo Road
Peshtigo, WI 54157
Phone: (715)582-3884/800-873-4528
Fax: (715)582-4373
Web: www.glct.com

I can not answer to the quality of the tooling in it's newest incarnation, but so far the customer service has been very good.

-C

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Chase what operations do you perform with that bit? That's an awesome bit.

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For example I cut neck blanks to shape on this pattern. I run the truss rod groove first and use it as reference on the neck blank with the spline. I cut the peghead to shape with a very similar type pattern.


-C

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