Sorry for the late reply and thank you Rusty for the HF suggestion). I got mine at the local True Value. They also come in two varieties. I decided to go with the smaller and less expensive of the two because I didn't see myself using that type of tool very often. If you do plan on getting one, spend a little extra.
I got mine at Harbor Freight. A lot of folks don't know that they shouldn't be run at speeds much over 600 rpm. I watched a guy try to use one at about 1800 rpm at the cabinet shop I worked at, and sure enough, one of the cutters was thrown off. Luckily the butt end of the cutter hit him in the arm and not the blade. He had a nasty bruise, but it could have been a lot worse.
I've been trying to find one of those adjustable circle cutters, but my local Home Depot and Lowe's no longer carry them (seems some idiots try to use them in a hand drill). Where did you get yours?
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Hal,
Sorry for the late reply and thank you Rusty for the HF suggestion). I got mine at the local True Value. They also come in two varieties. I decided to go with the smaller and less expensive of the two because I didn't see myself using that type of tool very often. If you do plan on getting one, spend a little extra.
Thanks, Dave
Thanks Mark!
I got mine at Harbor Freight. A lot of folks don't know that they shouldn't be run at speeds much over 600 rpm. I watched a guy try to use one at about 1800 rpm at the cabinet shop I worked at, and sure enough, one of the cutters was thrown off. Luckily the butt end of the cutter hit him in the arm and not the blade. He had a nasty bruise, but it could have been a lot worse.
I just checked and HF still carries them:
http://www.harborfreight.com/carbide-tip-adjustable-circle-cutter-6...
Dave -
I've been trying to find one of those adjustable circle cutters, but my local Home Depot and Lowe's no longer carry them (seems some idiots try to use them in a hand drill). Where did you get yours?