I was always under the impression the Byrd Shelix cutter head was considered better than a spiral cutter head due to the skew of the inserts on the Byrd. If that's the case, why do the spiral heads command a premium over the Byrd on the Grizzly website? What am I missing?
Example - for G0453 15" planer:
Spiral Head = $795.00 (74 inserts + ?)
http://grizzly9-px.rtrk.ca/products/...r-G0453/T10128
or (what's the difference between these 2 spiral heads?)
Spiral Head = $695.00 (72 inserts + 5)
http://grizzly9-px.rtrk.ca/products/...tterhead/H7655
and Byrd Shelix head = $629.95 (75 inserts + 10)
http://grizzly9-px.rtrk.ca/products/...tterhead/H7768
In any case, the Byrd is the cheaper option.
Thanks for any insight you can provide.