Originally Posted by
Glyn Kinkaid
It is definitely alot more efficient!
My name is Glyn and I own R.I.P Precision Tools and designed these tools. The rake angle and goemetry of the body and insert pocket, along with the rake and geometry of the insert are very efficient and as a result leave behind a very smooth finish.
When we tested this version, one of the last test we did was use the load meter on the VFD to see just how much less HP was required compared to our old 2" typical 90° square blade type tool we made previously.
What we found was, given identical material, depth of cut and cut width with both the 2" and the new 2.5" tools? The larger diameter 2.5" ran at 10% less load than the smaller 2" tool.
This is in large part due to the 45° orientation of the insert as well.
There is a huge reduction in friction, heat and noise with the 45° design.
Typical 90° square blade tools have almost 2 inches of carbide blade scraping across the material constantly. It is a HP stealer on smaller HP routers that have no HP to spare!
There is also a bonus that I did not intentionally design. If you have run the 90° style tools of any size on a CNC or any machine with dusct collection? You may have noticed the dust boot gets clogged up alot and a fair amount gets blown outward.
This tool has one of the most impressive vortex effects I have ever seen. All that positive rake angle act as fan creating a strong upward flow.
The latest version we rounded parts of the wing and gave the clearance area a cupped or curved surface to increase the effect.
You can move the router over a pile of chips with not dust boot on and it will still suck up the pile rather than scatter it.