Router bits – Metabo Routers and Planers User Manual

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Safety standards
SIt goes without saying that all Metabo
cutters comply with the German safety
standards (BG-test model: Limitation

PRECISION AT THE EXTREME.

Precision cuts require precision tooling. If you want the

best from your router do not sacrifice on the cutters.

Metabo cutters are of a high standard, manufactured

by tooling specialists with many years of experience and

by machines that can produce repeat profiles time and

time again. Metabo router bits will give you what you

need to perform clean, smooth, consistent cuts in safety.

Structure and function of Metabo routers

Cutting tools
The specification of the cutting tool material by the manufacturer
is decisive for the quality of the cutter. Only top quality alloys of faultless
structural consistence can meet the demands for a long service life.
Selection and control of the cutting tools have high priority at Metabo.

HSS-tools
Ideal for use on soft woods, with reasonable life when processing
hard-wood. Good price to performance ratio.

HM-routers
Ideal for use on hardwoods, kitchen worktops, and laminate boards.
Various HM-qualities are processed and are matched to the cutters
main application. Metabo also takes great care in the structural
consistence of its hard-metal type cutters.

max. 1.1 mm

max.

min. 0,6*D

Machine prerequisites
Only good spindle bearing seats, the optimal
selection of clamping collets and the choice
of the correct cutting speeds (dependent on
spindle speed and cutter diameter) can bring
forth the advantages of top quality cutters.

of chip thickness and gap) allow the user
an optimal protection against injuries.

ROUTER BITS

Shank
The drive shaft of the machine, collet and cutter shaft form a unit.
The more accurate the individual components, the higher the possible
accuracy of the router set.
To ensure a safe seat of the cutter in the collet, all cutter-shanks of the
Metabo cutters are ground to a tol. of -0.005 to -0.020 mm. The minimum
clamping length on each cutter shank is 20 mm and the shank-ends are
all chamfered.