Axminster CT330 planer + shelix head

[javier.iglesias]

Hello out there,

Just wondering if any one else would see an interest in getting Byrd to
produce a shelix helical / spiral / segmented / square-cut carbide insert / …
head for the Axminster CT330 lunch box planer.

Us europeans have trouble getting a 230 V lunchbox planer native with
this kind of setup. The Axminster looks like a promising solution
(though somehow expensive). Any thoughts?

I would be ready to undertake the timely and costly process to get
the job done (machine downtime, risks, etc) more easily if I know
it is of any use to others as well.

Could be a way to get production price down, too?

Let me know!

 

[marcros]

Are you sure that one of the existing ones doesn't fit? I looked once before and I have a strong feeling that the axi cutter block is the same as something else which they already list.

 

[javier.iglesias]

Many thanks marcros for your reply.

I don't have access to a CT330 (yet)… therefore I can't check it.
That would be an tremendous news!

Is there anyone out there capable of checking those specs?

 

[marcros]

I am away, but I think that I downloaded the manual from axi and looked at the sizes from that.

 

[marcros]

When I looked at it, a couple of years ago, I looked at http://www.byrdtool.com/byrd-store and at each of the compatible models to see which looked like the axi ct330. 1 was identical. If it isn't that head, do a similar exercise on a different head.

It was too much money for me to justify, along with shipping and tax but let us know if you make any progress.

 

[no idea]

I'm considering it for a Dewalt DW733, which already has a head available. If you haven't bought the Axminster machine yet then consider this as an alternative.

 

[javier.iglesias]

Whaou marcros! this is an amazing information that correlates
another input suggesting the CT330 and DW733/734 could use
the same head.

I had a look into the axminster and dewalt manuals… but many things
look quite different. Still, this is something to check. Does anyone having
access to both a CT330 and a DW733 have the will to check ;-) Or maybe
just get a quick reading on the CT330 head dimensions?

Regarding the shelix head price, I precisely wonder if there would be
no way to group orders and reduce handling and shipping costs.


no idea: many thanks for the tip. The DW733 is second on my list!
it seems to be the obvious choice, too. I dislike a couple of things
on that machine, including the tables and the tables adjustment.
And I might not be so much into "obvious" things, anyway…

 

[javier.iglesias]

A little update here.

In the last few days, I've been exchanging with both Byrd Tools and Axminster on this matter.
I hereby thank both of them for their time.

The first obvious point is that the CT330 cutter head is different from the DeWalt 733/734.

The second point is… somehow unexpected.

Apparently, after several inquiries, including mine, and despite the initial negative answer,
Axminster is now considering getting the CT330 a spiral cutter head.

It is still early to know if it will be proposed as an retrofit, an option or a new model, but things
could be moving in the next year. I guess an expression of interest from the users' standpoint
could help… who knows, it reads like, to their credit, they listen to the customers ;-)

 

[kstano83]

It´s listed: https://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-t ... ock-105070

 

[stuartpaul]

Oh goody I thought. Always fancied one of those.

Then I saw the price! :shock: :shock:

Wonder if it's possible to get a new block and fit it to an old machine?

 

[kstano83]

I think it will take some time to buy the head separately. I find the price of the AT330 too high compared to let´s say Dewalt DW733 anyway. Is there anything special about?

 

[siggy_7]

At £300 more than the straight knife model, I think that's very keenly priced actually. If it had a proper induction motor rather than the screamer that type of machine always comes with I'd definitely be looking at getting one.

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