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General Category => Drilling & Layouts => Topic started by: PJM300 on March 28, 2004, 01:55:38 AM

Title: Baxter plug cutter
Post by: PJM300 on March 28, 2004, 01:55:38 AM
Anyone have experience with the Baxter plug cutter?  If so I was just wondering if its better, as good as, or worse then a router for cutting down slugs and plug...

Thanks

Pete
Title: Re: Baxter plug cutter
Post by: LuckyLefty on March 29, 2004, 09:10:17 AM
I have a proshop friend who says it CAN be dangerous.

I don't know what he did wrong but it took a ball and threw it against one of the walls in his proshop!

He said someone would be dead if they were there!  He says he was glad he was not it way.

I wish I knew what he did wrong because I like the concept and would like one but he scared me with that story!

REgards,

Luckylefty
Title: Re: Baxter plug cutter
Post by: Goof1073 on March 29, 2004, 09:39:55 AM
We use a plug cutter in our pro-shop and have yet to have a major issue with it.  But in using one there are a few things that can happen if you use it incorrectly:

1. Forget to set the press to a zero-zero pitch and hit the ball.  Ofcourse if your press is out of alignment then it will also hit the ball.

2. Going to fast / applying to much pressure will make the ball wobble and it could make the ball kick some.  My old shop did this to a ball and it wasn't pretty as it took a good sized chunk out of the ball and sent it flying.

Basically it's a good tool for plug, but I still think the router can be faster depending on how much over flow / height you have within the plug damn.  The cutter also has the same issues cutting down slugs that have only been put into the ball.  If the hole has been drilled in the ball the cutter works great though!!

I would say to get one and try it, but you must be carefull with it.
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-Chris
DJ's Pro Shop
Auburn, MA
Title: Re: Baxter plug cutter
Post by: TheDude on April 02, 2004, 02:25:32 AM
I've had a ball not be properly secured down and the ball go flying. presses with a vaccum system are much more prone to this tho. the plug cutters personally are my choice from experience. Just have to watch not to cut the ball and check your X and Y axis are set to zero.
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