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US 2016/0001459 A1Published application
Plug cutter and method for inlaying plugs
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorLUCAS GHEKIERE
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Abstract
A plug cutter for machining plug from a workpiece of wood, solid surface materials, and the like. The bit includes a straight shank portion adapted to be gripped in chucks or collets of a router or CNC machine, and a 1° tapered fluted cutting portion. Also, a process for using the plug cutter to machine plugs for inlaying into surfaces.
Claims3
A plug cutter comprising:
- a) a straight shank portion on a first end;
- and
- b) a fluted cutting portion tapered 1° toward the distal end.
A process for machining a plug from a workpiece comprising:
- a) orbiting the rotating plug cutter around a centerline of the plug;
- and
- b) simultaneously plunging the plug cutter into the workpiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.