Where are cutech tools made?
The company, which currently has three full-time employees and a 5,000-square-foot warehouse, is based in Memphis, Tennessee. “Cutech” stands for “cutterhead technology,” which Davenport says captures the idea that Cutech Tool planers and jointers have improved cutterheads.
Who is cutech?
Cutech has had a presence in the United States since 2015. Over the course of the last 7 years, Cutech has gained a loyal customer base from professional woodworkers, luthiers, and carpenters to the home hobbyist. Cutech is owned and supplied by Shinmax in Taiwan. Shinmax has been an ODM/OEM for many well-known brands for over 20 years.
What's new at cutech?
The brand you trust with a new look! The new authorized distributor of CUTECH, located in sunny San Diego, brings a bright new website and team to its customers. CUTECH continues to provide the best spiral cutter head found on bench top jointers and planers.
What do you think about the cutech Planer?
The planer is so-so. It bogs out pretty easily and I can't seem to get the snipe out, so I've given up on that. Both tools are available from other manufacturers. Cutech (now Wahuda I guess) had the best features (the helical cutterheads, teflon coated bed, few other things) and the best price.
Is Wahuda and Cutech the same?
After further research I found out that Wahuda (recently?) bought them out and have their own brand of jointers now that aren't as highly rated and are fairly expensive but are said to be the successor of the Cutech jointers.
Where is Wahuda tools manufactured?
We are centrally located in Memphis, TN but have reorganized to enable us to expand our product offering and improve the quality of the tools we sell.
What is a jointer vs planer?
A jointer can be used to make a board's face and edge straight and true. A planer makes your boards uniform in thickness, with two parallel faces. The operations aren't interchangeable between the two machines.
Whats a wood jointer do?
The jointer derives its name from its primary function of producing flat edges on boards prior to joining them edge-to-edge to produce wider boards. The use of this term probably arises from the name of a type of hand plane, the jointer plane, which is also used primarily for this purpose.
Are any jointers Made in USA?
The Hubbard Jointer is entirely Made in America of components also Made in America.
Where are Cutech jointers made?
The company, which currently has three full-time employees and a 5,000-square-foot warehouse, is based in Memphis, Tennessee. “Cutech” stands for “cutterhead technology,” which Davenport says captures the idea that Cutech Tool planers and jointers have improved cutterheads.
Can I use a table saw as a jointer?
Although the table saw can be used as a jointer to make the faces of a wood piece flat, it can also be used to square an edge to have perfectly perpendicular faces. You can use the same jig to do this. For adjacent faces to be perpendicular, the table saw blade must be square with the tabletop.
Do I need a jointer if I have a planer?
Most woodworkers know that you need both a planer and a jointer to get the most out of rough lumber (at least for power tool users). The jointer is used to flatten one face and square up one edge and the planer is then used to make the second face flat and parallel to the first.
Can you plane a board with a jointer?
After planing one face, you can run an edge through the jointer to get it straight and square. Make sure to put the flattened face against the fence so the jointed edge comes out square to that surface. The most efficient way to flatten a board is to joint one face, one edge, and then plane the other face and edge.
What is the difference between a joiner and a jointer?
What it all comes down to is the task that you are looking to accomplish. If you are making joints to join together two pieces of wood, it is a joiner that you need. If you are trueing or flattening the face of a board, or squaring a face with an edge, then it is the jointer that you need.
Can a planer work as a jointer?
A planer can be used as a jointer by following a few woodworking tricks. Woodworking jointers and planers are used to mill wood so they can be used to build furniture and other projects to correct dimensions.
How long of a board can I joint on a benchtop jointer?
Use a pushstick and/ or pushblock, and keep your hands a safe distance from the cutterhead. Don't joint pieces shorter than about 12". Don't overreach when jointing long boards. Always wear eye and ear protection.
What is the difference between a joiner and a jointer?
What it all comes down to is the task that you are looking to accomplish. If you are making joints to join together two pieces of wood, it is a joiner that you need. If you are trueing or flattening the face of a board, or squaring a face with an edge, then it is the jointer that you need.
What can you do with a jointer?
Woodworking jointers are used to make one face of a board, and one adjacent edge, perfectly flat and square to each other. Jointers are also great for flattening out cupped boards, removing twist, and preparing board edges to be glued together.
Do I really need a thickness planer?
The thickness planer is not the most versatile tool in your arsenal. In fact, it really only does one thing: it planes things to a consistent thickness, as its name suggests. It's definitely not a tool you wanna buy before a compound miter saw, or even a table saw.
What is the difference between planer and thicknesser?
A thicknesser is essentially used to work a board down to a desired thickness. A planer (jointer) is used to work a flat surface into a board. It's common practice to work one flat surface into a board on a jointer before using that flat surface as a reference surface while passing it through a thicknesser.
Overall Take
A spiral cutterhead sets the Cutech 40200H-CT 13" Spiral Cutterhead Planer apart from others in its class. One of the best things about this planer, though, is its dust collection bins, which will capture wood shavings to keep your work areas clean.
From The Manufacturer
For the more demanding professional, our 40200H-CT spiral type wood thickness planer with HSS (high speed steel) tips will fit the bill.
An Overview On Planers
If you’re a do-it-yourself woodworking type, you know the value of a planer. Using a planer, you can size a board down to the exact thickness you need for your project. At one time, planers were handheld devices, but today’s planers sit atop a platform to keep your hands free to work.
The Planer Buying Guide
Efficient wood planing starts with motor power. The DEWALT DW735X Two-Speed Thickness packs quite a punch, with a motor that puts 10,000 RPM of power through to the cutter. The Makita 2012NB 12″ Planer with Interna-Lok Head Clamp has a 15-amp motor that provides a no-load speed of 8,500 RPM.
Valleyslim
just like title states im in a market of either jointer or planer or possibly both. Im in 1 car garage so im limited to bench top style only. I would like to get the helical or spiral cutters. The dewalt 735x with stand is 599 at homedepot but the byrd upgrade would be another 380$.
wtnhighlander
No experience with Cutech, but the basic design appears very similar to the Delta bench top jointer I own. Frankly, its not that useful for anything over 3 ft long, the beds are just too short. If that works for you, then it seems like a good deal, and the spiral cutter heads should last longer and be quieter that straight knives.
Valleyslim
No experience with Cutech, but the basic design appears very similar to the Delta bench top jointer I own. Frankly, its not that useful for anything over 3 ft long, the beds are just too short. If that works for you, then it seems like a good deal, and the spiral cutter heads should last longer and be quieter that straight knives.
fcschoenthal
I have an old Delta benchtop that I built extension wings for some time ago from an old ShopNotes mag. Each wing is 12" long, so the total length is 54" now. Handles anything that I have thrown at it with no problems.
wtnhighlander
As @fcschoenthal said, wings can certainly help. I won't bother on mine, as the universal motor, aluminum beds, and low quality bearings make it a nuisance to use. I'd rather save for a better replacement machine.