Safety First: Real CNC Shop Incidents and What They Teach Us In CNC shops, safety isn’t optional—it’s essential. These true stories from real customers show how small lapses in maintenance or communication can lead to near-disasters. We’re sharing them to help prevent similar incidents and keep your team safe. The Importance of Tool Maintenance Tool […]

“QuickLock” Insert Planing Cutter Head Introducing the QuickLock insert planing cutter, GUHDO Series #4812 for use on Planers and Moulders (Cosmec, Diehl, Griggio, Iida, Kentwood, Leadermac, Mattison, SCM, Wadkin, Weinig etc.). Manufactured with a high-quality, precision balanced steel body, this tool comes standard in 125 mm (5”) diameter with cutting widths of 80, 100, 130, […]

Insert Tooling for Tenon Production GDP Tooling offers many specialty cutter heads for various machines and applications. One such application is an insert knife cutter head for the production of tenons. Commonly used in the furniture industry, GDP Tooling’s adjustable insert cutter head is specifically designed for tenon machines including Bacci, Balestrini, Pade and Greda. […]

Custom Profile Tooling We design and make custom profile tooling for a very wide range of cutting applications machining wood or composite materials on CNC routers and machining centers. Insert tooling often dramatically reduces tooling cost, as insert knives that are simply replaced with new ones, when dull, guarantee exact profile repeatability every time. Contrary […]

Glue Joint Insert Cutter As an extension of our Customize-It profile insert system, we offer a standard Glue Joint insert profile cutter for glue joint operations. Available in a precision balanced tool body with ¾” or 25 mm shank, this 2-wing profile insert router bit is designed to produce architectural style glue joints in soft and […]

Tooling Basics for CNC Machining Below is an article GDP|GUHDO contributed to FDMCdigital.com January 2015 edition (formerly FDM/Cabinetmaker)    Understanding fundamentals of CNC tooling can make a huge difference in your costs, productivity, and efficiency.  Most CNC machining centers for wood, plastics and composite machining today are equipped with steep taper ISO/SK/BT style, or more frequently […]

Machining Bead Board Profiles If producing bead board is part of your product offering, there are several options to achieve this profile.  The preferred option with grooving capability is using a profile insert or PCD (polycrystalline diamond) cutter head.  It is the most efficient and cost effective solution, allowing the bead board profile to be cut in a […]

Custom Profile Insert Tooling is a Snap!   From concept to completion, the custom CNC profile tooling process can take as little as 3 weeks!  Once we have a profile sample or drawing (even a dimensioned sketch) of what our customer wants to cut, and what parameters we are working with, such as machine capability and what […]

UNITEC Round-Over Insert Bit The Series 4097 UNITEC Round-Over Reversible Insert Bit is designed for use on portable routers and provides savings on sharpening cost and profile variation (after sharpening) of carbide-tipped router bits.  The tool features 1/4″ shank or 1/2, depending on radius required.   It provides a consistent cutting diameter for round overs and quarter […]

Novitec – Designed for High Speed Roughing The 6235 Series Novitec Roughing Bit is designed for hogging/roughing cuts using higher feed rates in a variety of applications. Great for rebating and jointing,  the Novitec bit offers a superior chip removal rate with interchangeable cutting pins. The cutting pins are re-grindable several times which makes this bit […]

6245 Series Insert Surface Planer The 6245 Series Insert Surface Planer is designed for use in a variety of applications in addition to surface planing.  The unique insert design makes this a great tool for rebating, jointing  and grooving up to 35mm in addition to surfacing in solid wood, panels and composites.  With two reversible tips […]

Disposable Inserts Help Reduce Machine Downtime Disposable inserts can reduce grinding costs and minimize machining downtime. The evolution of cutting tools has progressed from being quite labor-intense to heavily relying on machines and automated processes. With these efficiencies, it is now more important than ever to keep down set-up times and adjustment times in order to minimize […]