Plate beveler - who makes a good one?

jonfritch · Oct 18, 2007

We grind chamfers on the edges of plates before we weld them. A plate beveler is faster. I need to bevel up to 1/2" at a 45 degree angle but the bevel only needs to be 1/4". Who makes a good machine for this?

Ries · Oct 19, 2007

I have a little air powered Nitto, and I like it a lot- but its an order of magnatude smaller than what you are talking about- it puts about a 1/8" bevel on thinner plate.
Its kinda like a high speed router with carbide inserts.

http://www.nittokohki.com/en/

Nitto makes very good tools, and I would certainly look at them.
The other company I would look at, for hand portable models, is Trumpf.
I dont have one, but I have heard good things. Solid, well built, very expensive german stuff.
http://www.tfiinc.com/trumpf/bevelers.htm

For a stationary model, if thats what you want, there are these guys-
http://www.heckind.net/PRO%2012-20.htm

jonfritch · Oct 19, 2007

Thanks, Ries.

weld'n tom · Oct 19, 2007

If youre handy with a torch you can bevel a lot quicker than grinding. No high $ machine
Tom

hybidder · Oct 20, 2007

There's a Trumpf on eBay with just over a couple of days left and only has one bid of a dollar but there is an unmet reserve....

http://cgi.ebay.com/TRUMPF-ELECTRIC-PORTABLE-BEVELER_W0QQitemZ320171708078QQihZ011QQcategoryZ113743QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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