Tongue & Groove Flooring Moulding 1/2"

This thin tongue & groove flooring moulding 1/2" measures .500" thickness, the width is manufactured to any desired size within the limits of the machinery used to mill the pattern. The functional profile is composed of a 3/16" wide by 11/64" tall tongue and groove, there is .005" void built into the joint area for expansion and contraction of the wood during seasonal changes in relative humidity. When two pieces of milled lumber are joined together they create a simple butt joint on the face side, there is also a hidden nail groove for securing the lumber and a 3/64" wide gap on the bottom side to assure a tight fit of the merged boards on top.

This professionally drafted cad dxf file contains four high precision molding template designs to create cutters for this flooring pattern, one set of two for milling face side up and the other for cutting face side down. The knife design includes the required draft angles to maintain the ability to sharpen the knives while prolonging the milling time between sharpening.

For knife quoting purposes click to open the calculator below, we have added only the important measurements, just enter the appropriate dimension in the boxes provided. A brief detailed explanation on how to use the calculator is located here. Need some assistance with the dimensions? Print a copy of our fraction - decimal - millimeter chart, place it on the molder to help operators save time and increase accuracy during machine setup.

Thickness = .500" / Depth of Cut = .197" (right blades) & .228" (left cutters.)

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Grade of Steel

V2+RW

V2+RW Rockwell Hardness about 58-62, Good Quality. Made for short runs, (1' - 1000') of high quality millwork. This steel is flash coated with a special hard chrome coating (.001") thick to help provide very long wear on the cutting edge. It will outlast any standard M-2 steel that's not coated. This steel is easy to grind with standard grinding wheels and borazon finish wheels. This steel is easy to joint on high speed machines.

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chrome coated 72rc face, best seller, great tool life

Black Nitride

BLACK NITRIDE Rockwell Hardness about 70-72 (Surface Only), Premium Quality. Black Nitride (carbon nitride) steel offers longer run times than standard M2 or M3 high speed steel (1' - 2000'). Adding pure carbon to the top surface of the knife steel hardens the cutting edge about .010" to obtain about a 72 Rockwell. Steel is black oxide to reduce pitch build up and rust, this also gives the steel a uniform color due to the case hardening. Because the steel is case hardened and higher on the Rockwell scale this steel is more brittle than other non-case hardened steels. Excellent for stubborn hardwoods and softwoods, but not recommended for knotty woods or very large cuts over 1" depth of cut.

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black nitride case hardened 72rc, medium size runs

Endurance

ENDURANCE Rockwell Hardness about 70-72 (Surface Only), Superior Quality. Endurance super run is the premium of all high speed knife steels. They start with V2 base, then apply P.V.D. (Physical Vapor Deposits) in an Ion sputtering magnetron chamber. These deposits consist of a five layer film of Aluminum, Chromium, Molybdenum, Nitride, and Titanium. This forms an extremely hard and heat resistant cutting edge twice as hard as C2 grade carbide. Because the coating is so thin, normal vitrified rough wheels and CBN finish wheels can be used on this product. Special care must be taken not to hone the face of the tool with anything but a block of wood. Tool life is increased up to 600 percent over normal high speed steel. Small amounts of MDF (500' or Less) can be run with this product.

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chrome and diamond coated, longest tool life

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Custom Moulding Template

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